Total Crime Rate

27.4 per 1,000 3/10 · 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 27.4 3/10
  • Public order 10.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 10.3 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.4 2/10
  • Drugs 3.4 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 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

Borron Road area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 80 local areas in Newton-le-Willows East , and the 136th 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 Borron Road (WA12 0NG) in the last 12 months was 27.4 per 1,000 residents and was 67.4% 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 Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -62.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 20.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -89.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Borron Road (WA12 0NG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ashton Road, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Weedon Avenue (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Borron Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Urmston Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Weedon Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Speakman Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Borron Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Speakman Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Weedon Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Weedon Avenue Local resolution
Sep 2025Public order Wheatley 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 2025Drugs Urmston Avenue Awaiting court outcome

Data Sources

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