Total Crime Rate

207.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

85.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 207.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 85.9 9/10
  • Shoplifting 70.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 62.5 9/10
  • Public order 23.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.5 8/10
  • Drugs 15.6 9/10
  • Burglary 3.9 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.9 3/10
  • Other theft 3.9 4/10
  • 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
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Bradlegh Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 78 local areas in Newton-le-Willows East , and the 52nd highest crime rate of 602 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 207.0 per 1,000 residents and was 159.4% 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 Shoplifting with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 85.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -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 26 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bradlegh Road (16 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 (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Linear View Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Kenilworth Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vulcan Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Linear View Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wargrave Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Vulcan Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Linear View Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Barley Mere Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Bradlegh Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bradlegh Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bradlegh Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wargrave Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hey Lock Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Conroy Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
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Data Sources

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