Total Crime Rate

30.4 per 1,000 3/10 · 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 30.4 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.0 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.8 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.3 4/10
  • Burglary 2.9 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.9 1/10
  • Public order 1.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
  • 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

Pickering Drive area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 80 local areas in Newton-le-Willows East , and the 155th 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 Pickering Drive (WA12 9GT) in the last 12 months was 30.4 per 1,000 residents and was 63.9% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 14.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 456.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pickering Drive (WA12 9GT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Viaduct Street, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Valentine Road (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Pickering Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dingle Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pavilion Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lloyd Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Viaduct Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Valentine Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thornton Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Heald Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brick Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Brick Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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