Total Crime Rate

83.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

43.8 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 83.7 7/10
  • Violent crimes 43.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 39.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.9 9/10
  • Public order 4.0 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.0 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
  • 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

Birley Street area has the 29th highest crime rate of 78 local areas in Newton-le-Willows East , and the 225th highest crime rate of 602 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 Birley Street (WA12 9UP) in the last 12 months was 83.7 per 1,000 residents and was 4.8% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Criminal damage and arson ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 43.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Birley Street (WA12 9UP), 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 Birley 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 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cobden Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Golborne Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Mercer Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mercer Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Castle Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Castle Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Willow Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Walmsley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Walmsley Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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