Total Crime Rate
217.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Plane Tree Grove area has the 4th highest crime rate of 20 local areas in Haydock , and the 50th 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 Plane Tree Grove (WA11 0QY) in the last 12 months was 217.3 per 1,000 residents and was 163.9% 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 86.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Plane Tree Grove (WA11 0QY), 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.
View Crime In Haydock| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Princess Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Penny Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Penny Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Penny Lane | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Kilbuck Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Kilbuck Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Kilbuck Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | King George Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Penny Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Princess Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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