Total Crime Rate

175.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

79.8 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 175.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 79.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 69.2 9/10
  • Burglary 26.6 10/10
  • Drugs 26.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.0 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 10.6 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.3 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.3 4/10
  • Other crime 5.3 7/10
  • Other theft 5.3 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.3 5/10
  • Public order 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Sankey Valley Industrial Estate area has the 8th highest crime rate of 78 local areas in Newton-le-Willows East , and the 73rd highest crime rate of 602 local areas in St. Helens .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Sankey Valley Industrial Estate (WA12 8DN) in the last 12 months was 175.5 per 1,000 residents and was 119.9% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 79.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sankey Valley Industrial Estate (WA12 8DN), the main crime hotspot is near Bus/Coach Station. Police recorded 34 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Sankey Valley Industrial Estate area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Wellington Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wellington Gardens —
Apr 2026Public order Wellington Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Junction Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wellington Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Wellington Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wellington Gardens —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wellington Gardens —
Apr 2026Public order Wellington Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Roxby Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bus/Coach Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Wellington Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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