Total Crime Rate

142.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 142.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 41.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 22.6 9/10
  • Drugs 22.6 10/10
  • Public order 18.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.3 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.5 7/10
  • Burglary 3.8 4/10
  • Other crime 3.8 5/10
  • Other theft 3.8 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.8 6/10
  • Robbery 3.8 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Wargrave Road area has the 15th highest crime rate of 80 local areas in Newton-le-Willows East , and the 104th highest crime rate of 606 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 Wargrave Road (WA12 8JR) in the last 12 months was 142.9 per 1,000 residents and was 69.7% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 20.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 67.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wargrave Road (WA12 8JR), the main crime hotspot is near Findlay Close. Police recorded 44 crimes here, including 32 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wargrave Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rydal Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barley Mere Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Old Wargrave Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beech Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Findlay Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Findlay Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Findlay Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Findlay Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Findlay Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Cedar Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Cedar Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cedar Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pipit Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ash Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Catherine Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Barley Mere Close Local resolution
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Data Sources

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