Total Crime Rate

29.1 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 29.1 3/10
  • Drugs 12.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.2 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.2 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 4.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 16th lowest crime rate of 80 local areas in Newton-le-Willows East , and the 148th lowest crime rate of 606 local areas in St. Helens .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Park Road South (WA12 8HX) in the last 12 months was 29.1 per 1,000 residents and was 65.5% lower 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 Drugs with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 8.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -71.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Park Road South (WA12 8HX), the main crime hotspot is near Poplar Avenue. Police recorded 33 crimes here, including 21 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 (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Willow Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Holly Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Poplar Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Poplar Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Poplar Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Poplar Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Poplar Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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