Total Crime Rate

29.4 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 29.4 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.4 5/10
  • Drugs 3.7 4/10
  • Other crime 3.7 5/10
  • Other theft 3.7 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Woodside Road area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 20 local areas in Haydock , and the 150th 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 Woodside Road (WA11 0NA) in the last 12 months was 29.4 per 1,000 residents and was 64.3% lower than the Haydock average (82.3 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 Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 18.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -21.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Woodside Road (WA11 0NA), the main crime hotspot is near Sherlock Avenue. Police recorded 26 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Woodside Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ash Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Homestead Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Winsford Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rampit Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rampit Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alfred Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences James Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order James Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sherlock Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sherlock Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Sherlock Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shaw Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ash Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Ash Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ash Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shaw Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Shaw Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Shaw Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shaw Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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