Total Crime Rate

79.7 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 79.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 58.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.2 3/10
  • Burglary 4.2 5/10
  • Other theft 4.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.1 1/10
  • Drugs 2.1 1/10
  • Public order 2.1 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.1 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
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

Banastre Drive area has the 40th lowest crime rate of 80 local areas in Newton-le-Willows East , and the 247th highest crime rate of 606 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 Banastre Drive (WA12 8BE) in the last 12 months was 79.7 per 1,000 residents and was 5.3% 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 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -88.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 60.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -48.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 153.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Banastre Drive (WA12 8BE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Banastre Drive (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Banastre Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Mc Corquodale Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Banastre Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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