Total Crime Rate

92.0 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

64.4 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 92.0 7/10
  • Violent crimes 64.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 49.1 8/10
  • Public order 12.3 8/10
  • Burglary 6.1 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.1 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.1 6/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.1 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Marian Avenue area has the 27th highest crime rate of 78 local areas in Newton-le-Willows East , and the 205th highest crime rate of 602 local areas in St. Helens .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Marian Avenue (WA12 9JU) in the last 12 months was 92.0 per 1,000 residents and was 15.3% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 64.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -10.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Marian Avenue (WA12 9JU), 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 Marian Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Brimstone Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Lloyd Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Sefton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tully Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sefton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Watkins Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Acacia Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Acacia Street —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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