Crime Rates at Market Street, Newton-le-willows, WA12 9AN

Market Street area has the highest crime rate of 80 local areas in Newton-le-Willows East , and the 9th 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 Market Street (WA12 9AN) in the last 12 months was 590.3 per 1,000 residents and was 601.4% 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 61 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 160.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -85.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 96 (≈ 309.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.4% 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 59 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bus/Coach Station (40 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.