Total Crime Rate

85.9 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 85.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 41.7 8/10
  • Public order 23.4 9/10
  • Drugs 10.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.2 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.6 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.6 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Crown Gardens area has the 34th highest crime rate of 80 local areas in Newton-le-Willows East , and the 218th 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 Crown Gardens (WA12 0JZ) in the last 12 months was 85.9 per 1,000 residents and was 2.1% 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 Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 300.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 65.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 38.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Crown Gardens (WA12 0JZ), the main crime hotspot is near Weedon Avenue. Police recorded 19 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Crown Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Water Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Charmouth Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Weedon Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Weedon Avenue Local resolution
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Weedon Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Redmayne Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crow House Farm Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Speakman Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Speakman Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Borron Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Water Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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