Total Crime Rate

125.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

85.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 125.0 8/10
  • Violent crimes 85.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 82.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.2 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.2 9/10
  • Other theft 6.6 6/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Public order 3.3 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Birch Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 20 local areas in Haydock , and the 131st highest crime rate of 602 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 125.0 per 1,000 residents and was 69.3% higher than the Haydock average (73.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 85.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.0% 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 47 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Willow Road (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Birch Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft North Florida Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A580 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Peach Grove Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Peach Grove Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences North Florida Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order North Florida Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Halton Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bluebell Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Halton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Halton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Halton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Pimblett Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft A599 Under investigation
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Data Sources

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