Total Crime Rate

15.8 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 15.8 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 9.5 2/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Other theft 3.2 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Ashton Road area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 80 local areas in Newton-le-Willows East , and the 65th lowest crime rate of 606 local areas in St. Helens .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ashton Road (WA12 0AE) in the last 12 months was 15.8 per 1,000 residents and was 81.3% lower than the Newton-le-Willows East average (84.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 9.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -17.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ashton Road (WA12 0AE), the main crime hotspot is near Kempton Close. Police recorded 21 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 Ashton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kempton Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kempton Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cheltenham Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Maritime Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Maritime Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kershaw Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kempton Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Porter Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Porter Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Porter Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Porter Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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