Crime Rate in Haydock, ward

Haydock has the 7th highest crime rate of 18 wards in St. Helens district and the 2569th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (North West), it has the 219th highest crime rate of 795 wards.

The overall crime rate in Haydock in the last 12 months was 82.3 per 1,000 residents and was 15.7% lower than the St. Helens district average (97.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Haydock’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 407 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 523 (≈ 42.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -10.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Haydock ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Penny Lane, with 58 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Athol Close (27 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.