Total Crime Rate

76.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

65.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 76.7 7/10
  • Violent crimes 65.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 54.8 9/10
  • Public order 11.0 8/10
  • Burglary 2.7 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.7 1/10
  • Drugs 2.7 2/10
  • Other theft 2.7 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

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 8HW) 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 8HW), the main crime hotspot is near Sycamore Avenue. Police recorded 27 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Alder Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sycamore Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hawthorn Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Ash Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sycamore Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sycamore Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Sycamore Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sycamore Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cedar Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cedar Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Acorn Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Rydal Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sunbeam Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Maple Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Hawthorn Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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