Total Crime Rate

110.2 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 110.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.2 6/10
  • Other theft 12.2 8/10
  • Public order 12.2 8/10
  • Other crime 8.2 9/10
  • Burglary 4.1 5/10
  • Drugs 4.1 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Park Road South area has the 25th highest crime rate of 80 local areas in Newton-le-Willows East , and the 155th 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 Park Road South (WA12 8EY) in the last 12 months was 110.2 per 1,000 residents and was 30.9% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 53.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 30.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -12.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Park Road South (WA12 8EY), the main crime hotspot is near Stephenson Road. Police recorded 29 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Park Road South area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Leamington Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stephenson Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Roman Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park Avenue South Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Park Avenue South Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Wargrave Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beech Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Cedar Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Cedar Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cedar Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rydal Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Roman Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stephenson Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Stephenson Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ash Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gooch Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Leamington Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gooch Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Stephenson Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Stephenson Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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