Total Crime Rate

173.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 173.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 80.8 10/10
  • Other crime 19.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.4 7/10
  • Burglary 15.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.4 8/10
  • Public order 15.4 9/10
  • Drugs 3.9 4/10
  • Other theft 3.9 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.9 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Newstead Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 32 local areas in St Helens , and the 134th highest crime rate of 841 local areas in Barnsley .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Newstead Road (S71 3LY) in the last 12 months was 173.1 per 1,000 residents and was 21.0% higher than the St Helens average (143.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 100.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Newstead Road (S71 3LY), the main crime hotspot is near The Gateway. Police recorded 38 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Newstead Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Egmanton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kirkstall Road —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson The Gateway Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson The Gateway Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order The Gateway Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Gateway Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Gateway Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sheerien Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sheerien Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Egmanton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Kirkstall Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Pit Field Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Laxton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Laxton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Laxton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Recreation Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary A61 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Laxton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Fountain Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Egmanton Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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