Total Crime Rate

219.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 219.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 84.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 42.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.1 9/10
  • Burglary 16.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.7 6/10
  • Drugs 12.7 9/10
  • Public order 12.7 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.2 6/10
  • Other crime 4.2 6/10
  • Other theft 4.2 4/10
  • Robbery 4.2 6/10
  • 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Birley Street area has the 7th highest crime rate of 80 local areas in Newton-le-Willows East , and the 49th highest crime rate of 606 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 Birley Street (WA12 9UT) in the last 12 months was 219.4 per 1,000 residents and was 160.7% higher 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 Violence and sexual offences with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 101.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -11.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Birley Street (WA12 9UT), the main crime hotspot is near Golborne Street. Police recorded 27 crimes here, including 15 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
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Golborne Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Walmsley Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Golborne Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Willow Avenue —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Birley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Walmsley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Walmsley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Walmsley Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Walmsley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Walmsley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cobden Street —
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Data Sources

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