Total Crime Rate

78.4 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 78.4 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 56.0 9/10
  • Burglary 8.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.6 4/10
  • Drugs 2.8 2/10
  • Other theft 2.8 2/10
  • Public order 2.8 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
  • 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 17th highest crime rate of 77 local areas in Eccleston , and the 251st highest crime rate of 606 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 4EL) in the last 12 months was 78.4 per 1,000 residents and was 94.6% 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 58.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 61.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -2.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hewitt Avenue (WA10 4EL), 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 2025Violence and sexual offences Mcfarlane Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Newlove Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sculthorpe Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sculthorpe Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Willow Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Burglary Fairclough Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mcfarlane Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mcfarlane Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hewitt Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Feathers Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Coslett Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Gibbons Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alder Hey Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Burglary Gibbons Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Alpine Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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