Total Crime Rate

771.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

264.5 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 771.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 367.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 264.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 171.0 10/10
  • Public order 90.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 48.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 38.7 10/10
  • Other theft 29.0 10/10
  • Drugs 12.9 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.2 4/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.2 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.2 2/10
  • Other crime 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

Market Street area has the highest crime rate of 78 local areas in Newton-le-Willows East , and the 6th 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 Market Street (WA12 9AN) in the last 12 months was 771.0 per 1,000 residents and was 865.9% 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 Shoplifting with 114 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 82 (≈ 264.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Market Street (WA12 9AN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Police Station, where police recorded 143 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bus/Coach Station (28 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Market Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/41)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Wellington Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Peel Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grafton Street —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Grafton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Grafton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grafton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Junction Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wellington Gardens —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wellington Gardens —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wellington Gardens —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wellington Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bus/Coach Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Foundry Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Foundry Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Back Bridge Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Patterson Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Bridge Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bridge Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Fairclough Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Fairclough Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Wellington Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Grafton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Police Station Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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