Total Crime Rate

133.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

108.3 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 133.6 9/10
  • Violent crimes 108.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 90.3 10/10
  • Public order 18.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.4 7/10
  • Burglary 3.6 4/10
  • Drugs 3.6 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Collingwood Road area has the 14th highest crime rate of 78 local areas in Newton-le-Willows East , and the 116th highest crime rate of 602 local areas in St. Helens .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Collingwood Road (WA12 9RD) in the last 12 months was 133.6 per 1,000 residents and was 67.3% 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 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 78.6% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 108.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Collingwood Road (WA12 9RD), the main crime hotspot is near Railway Street. Police recorded 23 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Collingwood Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brookfield Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Fairclough Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Houghton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Houghton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brookfield Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Collingwood Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Fairclough Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bridge Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Bridge Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sunbeam Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Houghton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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