Total Crime Rate

53.2 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 53.2 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.0 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.4 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 11.4 3/10
  • Burglary 7.6 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.8 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Victoria Road area has the 30th lowest crime rate of 80 local areas in Newton-le-Willows East , and the 265th lowest crime rate of 606 local areas in St. Helens .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Victoria Road (WA12 9RN) in the last 12 months was 53.2 per 1,000 residents and was 36.8% lower 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 Anti-social behaviour with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 11.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -62.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Victoria Road (WA12 9RN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Houghton Street, where police recorded 22 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Rydal Street (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Victoria Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Water Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rydal Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Houghton Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crow House Farm Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Houghton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pipit Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A572 Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Whinchat Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Charmouth Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Old Wargrave Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Water Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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