Total Crime Rate

170.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 170.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 58.5 9/10
  • Drugs 31.9 10/10
  • Burglary 26.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.6 5/10
  • Other theft 10.6 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.3 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.3 8/10
  • Robbery 5.3 7/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Sankey Valley Industrial Estate area has the 11th highest crime rate of 80 local areas in Newton-le-Willows East , and the 78th highest crime rate of 606 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 8ED) in the last 12 months was 170.2 per 1,000 residents and was 102.2% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 69.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 30.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 18.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sankey Valley Industrial Estate (WA12 8ED), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Police Station, where police recorded 59 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bus/Coach Station (40 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Sankey Valley Industrial Estate area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Police Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Police Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Police Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Police Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wellington Gardens
Sep 2025Shoplifting Police Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Police Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Police Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Police Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Police Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Police Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Police Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Police Station
Sep 2025Shoplifting Police Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Police Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Police Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Police Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Police Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Police Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Bus/Coach Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Police Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Sceptre Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Junction Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Junction Lane Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Sceptre Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Police Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hoy Drive Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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