Crime Rates at Hope Street, Newton-le-willows, WA12 9RQ

Hope Street area has the 33rd lowest crime rate of 80 local areas in Newton-le-Willows East , and the 279th lowest 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 Hope Street (WA12 9RQ) in the last 12 months was 56.2 per 1,000 residents and was 33.2% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 22.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -57.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hope Street (WA12 9RQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near King Street, where police recorded 24 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.