Total Crime Rate

512.6 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 512.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 180.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 95.5 10/10
  • Public order 80.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 60.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 30.2 10/10
  • Other theft 25.1 10/10
  • Drugs 15.1 9/10
  • Other crime 10.1 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.1 8/10
  • 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Canon Wilson Close area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 20 local areas in Haydock , and the 14th 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 Canon Wilson Close (WA11 0XT) in the last 12 months was 512.6 per 1,000 residents and was 522.5% higher than the Haydock average (82.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 36 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -79.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 36 (≈ 180.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 24.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 27.8% 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 53 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Petrol Station (13 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 (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Canon Wilson Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Canon Wilson Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Canon Wilson Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Canon Wilson Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Canon Wilson Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Canon Wilson Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Canon Wilson Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Halton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Branch Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Sports/Recreation Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Grange Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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