Total Crime Rate

242.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

82.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 242.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 82.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 61.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 45.3 8/10
  • Public order 41.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 37.0 7/10
  • Other theft 12.4 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.4 9/10
  • Burglary 8.2 8/10
  • Drugs 8.2 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.1 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.1 3/10
  • Other crime 4.1 6/10
  • Robbery 4.1 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Wellington Gardens area has the 5th highest crime rate of 78 local areas in Newton-le-Willows East , and the 40th highest crime rate of 602 local areas in St. Helens .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wellington Gardens (WA12 9LT) in the last 12 months was 242.8 per 1,000 residents and was 204.2% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 82.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wellington Gardens (WA12 9LT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Police Station, where police recorded 143 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bus/Coach Station (28 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Wellington Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/46)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Back Market Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wellington Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Wellington Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Market Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Police Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Back Market Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bus/Coach Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Police Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Police Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grafton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Grafton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Bridge Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bridge Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Grafton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Foundry Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grafton Street —
Apr 2026Public order Wellington Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Police Station —
Apr 2026Other theft Peel Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Wellington Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Foundry Street —
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Data Sources

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