Crime Rates at Williams Avenue, Newton-le-willows, WA12 0NN

Williams Avenue area has the 32nd highest crime rate of 80 local areas in Newton-le-Willows East , and the 212th 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 Williams Avenue (WA12 0NN) in the last 12 months was 87.7 per 1,000 residents and was 4.2% 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 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 65.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Williams Avenue (WA12 0NN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ashton Road, where police recorded 21 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.