Total Crime Rate

34.8 per 1,000 4/10 · 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 34.8 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.8 4/10
  • Public order 9.5 7/10
  • Drugs 6.3 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.2 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 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
  • 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

Laurel Avenue area has the 20th lowest crime rate of 80 local areas in Newton-le-Willows East , and the 179th lowest crime rate of 606 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 Laurel Avenue (WA12 8HY) in the last 12 months was 34.8 per 1,000 residents and was 58.6% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -54.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 25.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -46.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 92.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Laurel Avenue (WA12 8HY), 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.

View Crime In Newton-le-Willows East

Crime Over Time in Laurel Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Adams Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Poplar Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Holly Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Laurel Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Poplar Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Poplar Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Poplar Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Poplar Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Greenwood Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park Road South Unable to prosecute suspect
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 10 of 10

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.

↑