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

Alder Street area has the 21st highest crime rate of 80 local areas in Newton-le-Willows East , and the 139th highest crime rate of 606 local areas in St. Helens .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Alder Street (WA12 8HR) in the last 12 months was 117.8 per 1,000 residents and was 40.0% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 90.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Alder Street (WA12 8HR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Poplar Avenue, where police recorded 33 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.