Total Crime Rate
129.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Newton Road area has the 13th highest crime rate of 73 local areas in Blackbrook , and the 126th highest crime rate of 606 local areas in St. Helens .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Newton Road (WA9 2JJ) in the last 12 months was 129.1 per 1,000 residents and was 88.5% higher than the Blackbrook average (68.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 37 (≈ 81.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 16.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Newton Road (WA9 2JJ), the main crime hotspot is near Chiltern Road. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Blackbrook| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sky Lark Rise | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Newton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Weaver Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Weaver Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brunswick Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brunswick Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lambourne Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Moore Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Mount Pleasant Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Cotswold Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Cotswold Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cotswold Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cotswold Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cotswold Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Mount Pleasant Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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