Total Crime Rate

170.3 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 170.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 87.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 29.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.7 8/10
  • Drugs 14.5 9/10
  • Public order 14.5 8/10
  • Burglary 3.6 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
  • 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

Crow Lane East area has the 10th highest crime rate of 80 local areas in Newton-le-Willows East , and the 77th 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 Crow Lane East (WA12 9UY) in the last 12 months was 170.3 per 1,000 residents and was 102.3% 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 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -47.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 101.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -48.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Crow Lane East (WA12 9UY), the main crime hotspot is near Kempton Close. Police recorded 21 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

View Crime In Newton-le-Willows East

Crime Over Time in Crow Lane East area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cobden Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cardinal Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Walmsley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Walmsley Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Walmsley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Walmsley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kempton Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kempton Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kempton Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Walmsley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bursar Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Walmsley Street Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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