Total Crime Rate

182.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 182.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 54.1 9/10
  • Other theft 43.9 10/10
  • Public order 27.0 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 20.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.1 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.1 7/10
  • Shoplifting 6.8 4/10
  • Burglary 3.4 3/10
  • Drugs 3.4 3/10
  • Robbery 3.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Penny Lane area has the 5th highest crime rate of 20 local areas in Haydock , and the 67th 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 Penny Lane (WA11 0QX) in the last 12 months was 182.4 per 1,000 residents and was 121.6% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 550.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 84.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 108.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 77.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Penny Lane (WA11 0QX), the main crime hotspot is near Penny Lane. Police recorded 58 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Penny Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Princess Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Penny Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Princess Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences King George Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Penny Lane —
Sep 2025Public order Penny Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Penny Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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