Total Crime Rate

486.7 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 486.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 106.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 103.3 9/10
  • Drugs 76.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 53.3 10/10
  • Public order 50.0 10/10
  • Burglary 26.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 26.7 10/10
  • Other theft 23.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.0 8/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 5/10
  • Robbery 3.3 4/10
  • 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

Railway Street area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 80 local areas in Newton-le-Willows East , and the 15th 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 Railway Street (WA12 9QY) in the last 12 months was 486.7 per 1,000 residents and was 478.3% 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 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 166.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 49 (≈ 163.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Railway Street (WA12 9QY), 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 Railway Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs King Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Grafton Street —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Foundry Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Foundry Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cross Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Houghton Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Junction Lane Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Grafton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Junction Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences School Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Oxford Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Railway Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Houghton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour King Street —
Sep 2025Public order Railway Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs King Street Local resolution
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Data Sources

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