Crime Rates at Birch Road, Haydock, St. Helens, WA11 0PD

Birch Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 20 local areas in Haydock , and the 119th 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 Birch Road (WA11 0PD) in the last 12 months was 134.9 per 1,000 residents and was 63.8% higher 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 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -83.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 85.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 49.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Birch Road (WA11 0PD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bluebell Avenue, where police recorded 50 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.