Total Crime Rate

128.4 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 128.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 54.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.5 9/10
  • Drugs 15.6 9/10
  • Public order 15.6 9/10
  • Other crime 7.8 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.8 7/10
  • Other theft 3.9 4/10
  • Shoplifting 3.9 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

The Warren area has the 18th highest crime rate of 80 local areas in Newton-le-Willows East , and the 128th highest crime rate of 606 local areas in St. Helens .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Warren (WA12 9GR) in the last 12 months was 128.4 per 1,000 residents and was 52.6% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 70.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -37.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -19.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Warren (WA12 9GR), the main crime hotspot is near Sceptre Close. Police recorded 27 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in The Warren area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Viaduct Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Neville Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thornton Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Cooper Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Sceptre Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Sceptre Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brick Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Brick Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pavilion Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Nelson Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hoy Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Nelson Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Heald Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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