Crime Rates at Cheltenham Drive, Newton-le-willows, WA12 0BB

Cheltenham Drive area has the 36th lowest crime rate of 78 local areas in Newton-le-Willows East , and the 301st highest crime rate of 602 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 Cheltenham Drive (WA12 0BB) in the last 12 months was 64.8 per 1,000 residents and was 18.8% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -15.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 50.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cheltenham Drive (WA12 0BB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near The Rookery, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Kempton Close (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.