Crime Rates at New Street, St. Helens, WA9 3UT

New Street area has the 35th lowest crime rate of 117 local areas in Bold & Lea Green , and the 204th lowest crime rate of 606 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 New Street (WA9 3UT) in the last 12 months was 41.5 per 1,000 residents and was 67.7% lower than the Bold & Lea Green average (128.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -58.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 34.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -55.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around New Street (WA9 3UT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Balmoral Avenue, where police recorded 36 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sandalwood Gardens (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.