Total Crime Rate

58.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 58.6 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.9 5/10
  • Drugs 12.6 9/10
  • Other theft 8.4 7/10
  • Public order 8.4 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.2 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.2 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • 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

Grosvenor Gardens area has the 34th lowest crime rate of 80 local areas in Newton-le-Willows East , and the 286th 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 Grosvenor Gardens (WA12 8LY) in the last 12 months was 58.6 per 1,000 residents and was 30.4% 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 , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 33.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Grosvenor Gardens (WA12 8LY), 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 Grosvenor Gardens area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Houghton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Findlay Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beech Close Under investigation
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 Old Wargrave Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barley Mere Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Barley Mere Close Local resolution
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 2025Violence and sexual offences Rydal Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ash Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Catherine Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Hospital Under investigation

Data Sources

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