Total Crime Rate

92.4 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

44.2 per 1,000 7/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 92.4 7/10
  • Violent crimes 44.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.1 7/10
  • Other theft 20.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.1 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.0 6/10
  • Public order 8.0 6/10
  • Drugs 4.0 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.0 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Newlove Avenue area has the 14th highest crime rate of 76 local areas in Eccleston , and the 204th highest crime rate of 602 local areas in St. Helens .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Newlove Avenue (WA10 4DS) in the last 12 months was 92.4 per 1,000 residents and was 135.0% higher than the Eccleston average (39.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 44.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Newlove Avenue (WA10 4DS), the main crime hotspot is near Mcfarlane Avenue. Police recorded 24 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Newlove Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Mcfarlane Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mcfarlane Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dunriding Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Gibbons Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Melville Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Old Eccleston Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mcfarlane Avenue —
Apr 2026Public order Mcfarlane Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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