Total Crime Rate

149.5 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 149.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 79.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.9 6/10
  • Drugs 12.9 9/10
  • Other theft 12.9 9/10
  • Other crime 10.3 9/10
  • Public order 7.7 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.2 5/10
  • Burglary 2.6 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.6 1/10
  • Shoplifting 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Ivy Avenue area has the 14th highest crime rate of 80 local areas in Newton-le-Willows East , and the 94th highest crime rate of 606 local areas in St. Helens .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ivy Avenue (WA12 8HE) in the last 12 months was 149.5 per 1,000 residents and was 77.6% 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 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 87.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -8.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ivy Avenue (WA12 8HE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Stephenson Road, where police recorded 29 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Alder Street (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Ivy Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Leamington Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 Roman Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park Avenue South Unable to prosecute suspect
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 2025Drugs Park Avenue South Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stephenson Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Stephenson Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Leamington Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alder Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gooch Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gooch Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Stephenson Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Stephenson Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ash Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stephenson Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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