Total Crime Rate

66.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

38.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 66.7 6/10
  • Violent crimes 38.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.0 6/10
  • Public order 8.6 7/10
  • Drugs 6.5 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.5 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.3 3/10
  • Burglary 4.3 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.3 4/10
  • Other crime 2.2 1/10
  • Robbery 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Common Road area has the 37th lowest crime rate of 78 local areas in Newton-le-Willows East , and the 292nd highest crime rate of 602 local areas in St. Helens .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Common Road (WA12 9JT) in the last 12 months was 66.7 per 1,000 residents and was 16.5% lower 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 8.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 38.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Common Road (WA12 9JT), the main crime hotspot is near Marian Avenue. Police recorded 14 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Common Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Acacia Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Acacia Street —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Watkins Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Lloyd Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Brimstone Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tully Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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