Crime Rate in Beechwood & Heath, ward

Beechwood & Heath has the lowest crime rate of 18 wards in Halton district and the 1073rd lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (North West), it has the 262nd lowest crime rate of 795 wards.

The overall crime rate in Beechwood & Heath in the last 12 months was 34.1 per 1,000 residents and was 64.3% lower than the Halton district average (95.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Beechwood & Heath’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 121 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 71.4% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -46.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 147 (≈ 19.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Beechwood & Heath ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Park/Open Space, with 12 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Cholmondeley Road (9 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.