Total Crime Rate

8.1 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 8.1 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.1 2/10
  • Other crime 4.1 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 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

Shaftway Close area has the lowest crime rate of 20 local areas in Haydock , and the 25th lowest crime rate of 606 local areas in St. Helens .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Shaftway Close (WA11 0YQ) in the last 12 months was 8.1 per 1,000 residents and was 90.2% lower than the Haydock average (82.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY).

In the area around Shaftway Close (WA11 0YQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Evans Close, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Winsford Close (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Shaftway Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Gaynor Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Evans Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Beech Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gaynor Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Gaynor Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Winsford Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rampit Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rampit Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beech Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences James Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alfred Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order James Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Under investigation

Data Sources

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