Total Crime Rate

246.3 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 246.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 147.8 10/10
  • Public order 39.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.7 9/10
  • Other theft 19.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.9 5/10
  • Drugs 9.9 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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
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

Lancaster Close area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 20 local areas in Haydock , and the 36th 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 Lancaster Close (WA12 9EY) in the last 12 months was 246.3 per 1,000 residents and was 199.1% higher 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 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 38 (≈ 187.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -19.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -11.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lancaster Close (WA12 9EY), the main crime hotspot is near Brunswick Road. Police recorded 36 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lancaster Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lancaster Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Portland Street Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Public order Lancaster Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Athol Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Athol Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences North Street Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Athol Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Athol Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Athol Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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