Total Crime Rate

39.9 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

32.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 39.9 4/10
  • Violent crimes 32.6 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.4 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.3 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.6 6/10
  • Public order 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Hewitt Avenue area has the 37th lowest crime rate of 76 local areas in Eccleston , and the 208th lowest crime rate of 602 local areas in St. Helens .

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 Hewitt Avenue (WA10 4EE) in the last 12 months was 39.9 per 1,000 residents and was 1.4% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 75.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 32.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -80.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hewitt Avenue (WA10 4EE), 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 Hewitt Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Millfields Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Gibbons Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mcfarlane Avenue —
Apr 2026Drugs Mcfarlane Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dodd Avenue —
Apr 2026Public order Mcfarlane Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mcfarlane Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Millers Fold Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Old Eccleston Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oleander Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Millers Fold Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fairclough Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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