Crime Rates at Alder Street, Newton-le-willows, WA12 8HR

Alder Street area has the 34th highest crime rate of 78 local areas in Newton-le-Willows East , and the 249th highest crime rate of 602 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 Alder Street (WA12 8HR) in the last 12 months was 76.7 per 1,000 residents and was 3.9% lower 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 65.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Alder Street (WA12 8HR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Stephenson Road, where police recorded 33 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Poplar Avenue (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.