Total Crime Rate
105.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
54.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026The Warren area has the 21st highest crime rate of 78 local areas in Newton-le-Willows East , and the 170th highest crime rate of 602 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 105.1 per 1,000 residents and was 31.6% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 16.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 54.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around The Warren (WA12 9GR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sceptre Close, where police recorded 13 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bertram Street (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Newton-le-Willows West| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Norman Harvey Vc Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cooper Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Back Legh Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Regent Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cooper Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cooper Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Brick Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Brick Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Brick Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Brick Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Norman Harvey Vc Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Scarborough Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Pavilion Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Whitby Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bank Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Sceptre Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Thornton Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sceptre Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Roxby Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cooper Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Cooper Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Viaduct Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bank Street | Under investigation |
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