Total Crime Rate

67.1 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

48.2 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 67.1 6/10
  • Violent crimes 48.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 39.8 8/10
  • Public order 8.4 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.3 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.3 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.1 1/10
  • Other crime 2.1 1/10
  • Other theft 2.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Mccorquodale Gardens area has the 38th lowest crime rate of 78 local areas in Newton-le-Willows East , and the 290th highest crime rate of 602 local areas in St. Helens .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Mccorquodale Gardens (WA12 0AA) in the last 12 months was 67.1 per 1,000 residents and was 15.9% lower than the Newton-le-Willows East average (79.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 48.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 45.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mccorquodale Gardens (WA12 0AA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 34 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Banastre Drive (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Mccorquodale Gardens area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Road North Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Banastre Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Rosemary Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Rosemary Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Banastre Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Banastre Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mc Corquodale Gardens Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Castle Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Castle Hill Under investigation

Data Sources

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