Total Crime Rate

104.7 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 104.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 43.3 8/10
  • Public order 21.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.8 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.8 8/10
  • Drugs 7.2 7/10
  • Burglary 3.6 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.6 3/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Hotel Street area has the 29th highest crime rate of 80 local areas in Newton-le-Willows East , and the 167th highest crime rate of 606 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 Hotel Street (WA12 9QH) in the last 12 months was 104.7 per 1,000 residents and was 24.4% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 65.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hotel Street (WA12 9QH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Grafton Street, where police recorded 41 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Railway Street (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Hotel Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences School Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Foundry Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crow House Farm Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Back Cross Lane Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Railway Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Grafton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Grafton Street
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cross Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Houghton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Houghton Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Railway Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour King Street
Sep 2025Drugs King Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Drugs Oxford Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Drugs King Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Foundry Street

Data Sources

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