Total Crime Rate

110.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

71.4 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 110.6 8/10
  • Violent crimes 71.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 66.8 9/10
  • Drugs 18.4 10/10
  • Other crime 6.9 8/10
  • Other theft 4.6 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.3 1/10
  • Burglary 2.3 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.3 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.3 1/10
  • Public order 2.3 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Maple Avenue area has the 19th highest crime rate of 78 local areas in Newton-le-Willows East , and the 157th highest crime rate of 602 local areas in St. Helens .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Maple Avenue (WA12 8JB) in the last 12 months was 110.6 per 1,000 residents and was 38.6% higher 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 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 71.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 55.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 14.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Maple Avenue (WA12 8JB), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Maple Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Poplar Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Laurel Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Acorn Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hawthorn Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Gooch Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gooch Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Hawthorn Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Cedar Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Adams Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Poplar Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stephenson Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rendel Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Laurel Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Adams Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Rendel Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Adams Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Adams Close Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Public order Ash Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Maple Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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