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 0SA) 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 0SA), 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 (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beech Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Princess Avenue Under investigation
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 2025Burglary Evans Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences King George Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Beech Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Penny Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Princess Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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