Total Crime Rate

590.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 590.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 196.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 125.8 9/10
  • Public order 106.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 80.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 32.3 10/10
  • Other theft 16.1 9/10
  • Drugs 12.9 9/10
  • Burglary 6.5 7/10
  • Other crime 3.2 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.2 4/10
  • Robbery 3.2 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Tamworth Street area has the highest crime rate of 80 local areas in Newton-le-Willows East , and the 9th highest crime rate of 606 local areas in St. Helens .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Tamworth Street (WA12 9NJ) in the last 12 months was 590.3 per 1,000 residents and was 601.4% higher 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 61 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 160.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -85.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 96 (≈ 309.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Tamworth Street (WA12 9NJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Police Station, where police recorded 59 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bus/Coach Station (40 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Tamworth Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Police Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Police Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Police Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Police Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Police Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Police Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Nelson Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Nelson Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Police Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wellington Gardens
Sep 2025Shoplifting Police Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Police Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Police Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Market Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Police Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Police Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Sceptre Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Sceptre Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Police Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Police Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Police Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Police Station
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Haydock Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hoy Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Haydock Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Police Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Heather Brae Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Heather Brae Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Grafton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Foundry Street

Data Sources

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