Total Crime Rate

56.2 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 56.2 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.2 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.2 7/10
  • Drugs 7.5 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.5 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.8 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Vista Road area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 20 local areas in Haydock , and the 279th lowest crime rate of 606 local areas in St. Helens .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Vista Road (WA11 0RZ) in the last 12 months was 56.2 per 1,000 residents and was 31.8% lower 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 26.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Vista Road (WA11 0RZ), 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 Vista Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Princess Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Penny Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Penny Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Penny Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Penny Lane —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences King George Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Evans Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Princess Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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