Crime Rates at Oak Avenue, Newton-le-willows, WA12 8LW

Oak Avenue area has the 16th highest crime rate of 78 local areas in Newton-le-Willows East , and the 147th 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 Oak Avenue (WA12 8LW) in the last 12 months was 114.9 per 1,000 residents and was 43.9% 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 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 70.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Oak Avenue (WA12 8LW), 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.