Total Crime Rate

105.6 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 105.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 46.9 8/10
  • Drugs 17.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.7 6/10
  • Public order 8.8 7/10
  • Other crime 2.9 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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 · 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 27th highest crime rate of 80 local areas in Newton-le-Willows East , and the 165th 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 Ashton Road (WA12 0AH) in the last 12 months was 105.6 per 1,000 residents and was 25.4% higher 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 58.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ashton Road (WA12 0AH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ashton Road, where police recorded 21 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Kempton Close (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Ashton Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Maritime Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Maritime Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Davies Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Davies Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Davies Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Davies Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Davies Avenue
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cheltenham Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Wheatley Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
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
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ashton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ashton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kempton Close Under investigation
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 Kershaw Way Under investigation

Data Sources

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