Total Crime Rate

318.4 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 318.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 187.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 53.1 10/10
  • Public order 28.6 10/10
  • Drugs 12.2 9/10
  • Other crime 12.2 10/10
  • Other theft 8.2 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.2 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.1 2/10
  • Burglary 4.1 5/10
  • Bicycle 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
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

Barley Mere Close area has the 4th highest crime rate of 80 local areas in Newton-le-Willows East , and the 24th highest crime rate of 606 local areas in St. Helens .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Barley Mere Close (WA12 8QW) in the last 12 months was 318.4 per 1,000 residents and was 278.3% 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 46 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 53 (≈ 216.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 8.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Barley Mere Close (WA12 8QW), 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 Barley Mere Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barley Mere Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Findlay Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Findlay Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Findlay Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Leamington Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Leamington Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Findlay Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cedar Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Cedar Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Catherine Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Cedar Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Hospital Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Findlay Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Barley Mere Close Local resolution
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Data Sources

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