Total Crime Rate

8.8 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 8.8 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.9 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 2.9 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Cardinal Way area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 80 local areas in Newton-le-Willows East , and the 29th lowest crime rate of 606 local areas in St. Helens .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cardinal Way (WA12 9FX) in the last 12 months was 8.8 per 1,000 residents and was 89.5% lower 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 Vehicle crime with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 2.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -83.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cardinal Way (WA12 9FX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near The Rookery, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bursar Close (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Cardinal Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cobden Street —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Walmsley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Walmsley Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Walmsley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bursar Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Walmsley Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cardinal Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Walmsley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Walmsley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Birley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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