Crime in Haydock
Recorded crime in Haydock is 0.8 times the St. Helens average and 0.9 times the England and Wales average. Over 5 years it has fallen 26%. Most of the harm comes from violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences). Police data to August 2026.
Within 1.5 km of the centre of Haydock: about 13,366 residents in 14 neighbourhoods.
- Safety in the UK
- 4/10Above average crime
- Living
- 6.4/10Fair
- 5-year change
- −26%fewer crimes
- vs the council
- 0.8×the St. Helens average
Neighbourhoods by Safety
Within 1.5 km of the centre of Haydock.
Crime over 5 years
Down 26% in 5 years Recorded crimes within 1.5 km of Haydock, anti-social behaviour left out.
What is recorded
Crime severity: 0.8× the St. Helens average (0.9× the England and Wales average). 74 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year.
- Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences): 70% of the harm here
- Burglary: 12% of the harm here
- Drugs: 4% of the harm here
"Violence and sexual offences" is 70% of the harm here. It is a broad police category: most of these crimes are assaults without injury, harassment and threats, often indoors between people who know each other, and only a small part are sexual or serious violent offences. Police data does not say which, so each one is weighted at the England and Wales average for the category, which can overstate a quiet residential area.
Anti-social behaviour: 16 incidents per 1,000 residents a year, not scored. Not a crime, so it is not part of the Safety score.
Crimes recorded in St. Helens (the whole council area)
April 2025 to March 2026, for the whole St. Helens council area, not only Haydock. Source: Home Office, police recorded crime by community safety partnership.
| Type | Crimes in 2025/26 | Per 1,000 residents | Change on 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cars stolen | 246 | 1.3 | Down 12% |
| Cars broken into | 289 | 1.5 | Up 8% |
| Vandalism (homes, other buildings and vehicles) | 1,186 | 6.3 | Up 13% |
| Burglary of homes | 241 | 1.3 | Down 15% |
| Homicide (murder and manslaughter) | 3 | - | - |
Under 10 a year: no rate or change, the numbers are too small to compare.
How often crimes lead to a charge in WA11
In WA11, the postcode district at the centre of Haydock, 12% of crimes reported between September 2024 and August 2025 led to someone being charged or summonsed (England and Wales: 9%).
- Charged or summonsed
- Caution or other action
- Suspect found, not prosecuted
- No suspect identified
- Still open
Show as a table
| Type | Crimes | Charged or summonsed | Caution or other action | Suspect found, not prosecuted | No suspect identified | Still open |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences) | 1,310 | 12% | 4% | 71% | 11% | 2% |
| Public order | 268 | 7% | 1% | 56% | 35% | 1% |
| Criminal damage and arson (vandalism) | 249 | 6% | 0% | 30% | 63% | 1% |
| Drugs | 201 | 31% | 46% | 17% | 1% | 4% |
| Other theft | 196 | 4% | 1% | 28% | 67% | 2% |
| Vehicle crime (cars stolen and broken into) | 144 | 6% | 0% | 16% | 74% | 3% |
| Shoplifting | 114 | 24% | 0% | 24% | 53% | 0% |
| Other crime | 91 | 10% | 3% | 68% | 15% | 3% |
| Burglary | 84 | 10% | 0% | 19% | 70% | 1% |
Uses the latest outcome police have recorded so far. 2% of these crimes are still open, so the final figures may be a little higher.
Crime by type
Recorded crimes per 1,000 residents per year, most serious first, not counting anti-social behaviour.
| Type | Per 1,000 a year |
|---|---|
| Robbery | 0.3 |
| Burglary | 3.6 |
| Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences) | 33.2 |
| Drugs | 2.9 |
| Possession of weapons (knives and other weapons) | 0.4 |
| Other crime | 1.9 |
| Other theft | 5.6 |
| Theft from the person (pickpocketing, bag snatching) | 0.4 |
| Vehicle crime (cars stolen and broken into) | 4.2 |
| Criminal damage and arson (vandalism) | 7.2 |
| Public order | 9.1 |
| Bicycle theft | 0.4 |
| Shoplifting | 4.9 |
Postcode districts in Haydock
Nearby towns
Council: St. Helens
Questions about crime in Haydock
- Is Haydock a safe place to live?
- Haydock scores 4 out of 10 for safety (above average crime), compared with every neighbourhood in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. Crime severity is 0.8 times the St. Helens average.
- Is crime going up or down in Haydock?
- Down 26% over 5 years, from 1,212 recorded crimes a year to 892.
- What is the most common crime in Haydock?
- The most common recorded crime is violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences), about 33 per 1,000 residents a year.
- How does crime in Haydock compare with St. Helens?
- Crime severity in Haydock is 0.8 times the St. Helens average.
- How often does crime lead to a charge in Haydock?
- In WA11, the postcode district at the centre of Haydock, 12% of crimes reported between September 2024 and August 2025 led to someone being charged or summonsed (England and Wales: 9%). 29% were closed without a suspect being identified.
- How many burglaries are solved in Haydock?
- Of 84 burglaries reported in WA11, the postcode district at the centre of Haydock between September 2024 and August 2025, 10% led to someone being charged or summonsed and 70% were closed with no suspect identified.
- How many cars are stolen in Haydock?
- In St. Helens, the council area Haydock is in, the police recorded 246 cars stolen in 2025/26 (April 2025 to March 2026), 1.3 per 1,000 residents, down 12% on the year before.
- Is vandalism common in Haydock?
- 1,186 acts of vandalism to homes, other buildings and vehicles were recorded in 2025/26, in St. Helens, the council area Haydock is in, 6.3 per 1,000 residents, 1.3 times the England and Wales average.
- How many murders were there in Haydock last year?
- 3 homicides (murder or manslaughter) were recorded in 2025/26, in St. Helens, the council area Haydock is in, against 2 the year before. Police data does not say where in the area they happened.