Total Crime Rate

240.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

113.9 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 240.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 113.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 84.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 50.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 25.3 10/10
  • Public order 25.3 10/10
  • Drugs 16.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.7 6/10
  • Burglary 12.7 9/10
  • Other crime 4.2 6/10
  • Other theft 4.2 4/10
  • Robbery 4.2 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Golborne Street area has the 6th highest crime rate of 78 local areas in Newton-le-Willows East , and the 43rd highest crime rate of 602 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 Golborne Street (WA12 9TH) in the last 12 months was 240.5 per 1,000 residents and was 201.3% 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 113.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Golborne Street (WA12 9TH), the main crime hotspot is near Golborne Street. Police recorded 27 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 Golborne Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Road North Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Walmsley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Willow Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cobden Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Castle Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Castle Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Mercer Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mercer Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Golborne Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Walmsley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Walmsley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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