Crime Rates at Shaw Street, Haydock, St. Helens, WA11 0NW

Shaw Street area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 20 local areas in Haydock , and the 14th 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 Shaw Street (WA11 0NW) in the last 12 months was 512.6 per 1,000 residents and was 522.5% higher than the Haydock average (82.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 36 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -79.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 36 (≈ 180.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 24.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 27.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shaw Street (WA11 0NW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 30 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sherlock Avenue (23 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.