Total Crime Rate

105.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

73.9 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 105.1 8/10
  • Violent crimes 73.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.8 8/10
  • Public order 27.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.6 9/10
  • Drugs 3.9 4/10
  • Other crime 3.9 5/10
  • Other theft 3.9 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.9 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.9 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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

Legh Street 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 Legh Street (WA12 9NH) 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 73.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -42.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Legh Street (WA12 9NH), the main crime hotspot is near Bus/Coach Station. Police recorded 34 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Legh Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/34)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bus/Coach Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cooper Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Wellington Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Pavilion Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bank Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cooper Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cooper Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cooper Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cooper Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Peel Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Regent Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thornton Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Back Legh Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wellington Gardens —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wellington Gardens —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wellington Gardens —
Apr 2026Public order Wellington Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wellington Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Back Market Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bank Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Scarborough Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Sceptre Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Viaduct Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Market Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Roxby Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Back Market Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sceptre Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Brick Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Norman Harvey Vc Close —
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Data Sources

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