Total Crime Rate

257.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

103.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 257.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 103.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 94.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 69.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 43.9 10/10
  • Public order 34.5 10/10
  • Drugs 6.3 6/10
  • Other theft 6.3 6/10
  • Burglary 3.1 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Whitefield Avenue area has the 4th highest crime rate of 78 local areas in Newton-le-Willows East , and the 35th highest crime rate of 602 local areas in St. Helens .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Whitefield Avenue (WA12 8BY) in the last 12 months was 257.1 per 1,000 residents and was 222.0% higher 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 Anti-social behaviour with 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 57.1% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 103.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 19.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Whitefield Avenue (WA12 8BY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near The Close, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Banastre Drive (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Whitefield Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Banastre Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Pride Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Banastre Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Banastre Drive Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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