Total Crime Rate

253.9 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 253.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 85.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 62.5 9/10
  • Public order 50.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 27.3 8/10
  • Other theft 7.8 7/10
  • Burglary 3.9 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.9 3/10
  • Drugs 3.9 4/10
  • Robbery 3.9 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Bradlegh Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 80 local areas in Newton-le-Willows East , and the 35th 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 Bradlegh Road (WA12 8SH) in the last 12 months was 253.9 per 1,000 residents and was 201.7% 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 Shoplifting with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -91.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 117.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 40.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bradlegh Road (WA12 8SH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 31 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bradlegh Road (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Bradlegh Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barley Mere Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Leamington Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Wargrave Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Leamington Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Vulcan Close —
Sep 2025Burglary Vulcan Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Barley Mere Close Local resolution
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Data Sources

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