Total Crime Rate

96.8 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 96.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 53.8 9/10
  • Other theft 14.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.2 6/10
  • Drugs 7.2 7/10
  • Public order 7.2 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.6 2/10
  • Robbery 3.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • 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

Hewitt Avenue area has the 10th highest crime rate of 77 local areas in Eccleston , and the 192nd highest crime rate of 606 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 Hewitt Avenue (WA10 4EF) in the last 12 months was 96.8 per 1,000 residents and was 140.1% higher than the Eccleston average (40.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 64.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hewitt Avenue (WA10 4EF), the main crime hotspot is near Mcfarlane Avenue. Police recorded 20 crimes here, including 16 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 (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Newlove Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mcfarlane Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Coslett Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hewitt Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Gibbons Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Gibbons Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Alpine Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mcfarlane Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mcfarlane Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alder Hey Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Burglary Fairclough Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Willow Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sculthorpe Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sculthorpe Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Peet Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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