Total Crime Rate

522.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

180.9 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 522.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 180.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 170.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 115.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 80.4 10/10
  • Public order 60.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 30.2 10/10
  • Other theft 25.1 10/10
  • Drugs 15.1 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.1 9/10
  • Other crime 5.0 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.0 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Canon Wilson Close area has the highest crime rate of 20 local areas in Haydock , and the 13th highest crime rate of 602 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 Canon Wilson Close (WA11 0XT) in the last 12 months was 522.6 per 1,000 residents and was 608.0% higher than the Haydock average (73.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 34 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 36 (≈ 180.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Canon Wilson Close (WA11 0XT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Canon Wilson Close, where police recorded 58 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Petrol Station (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Canon Wilson Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Canon Wilson Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Halton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Halton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Halton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Halton Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Public order Canon Wilson Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson The Rides Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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