Crime Rate in Central & West Bank, ward

Central & West Bank has the 3rd highest crime rate of 18 wards in Halton district and the 595th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (North West), it has the 57th highest crime rate of 795 wards.

The overall crime rate in Central & West Bank in the last 12 months was 155.1 per 1,000 residents and was 62.3% higher than the Halton district average (95.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Central & West Bank’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 609 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 3 cases , up 50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 57.1% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -73.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 801 (≈ 95.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Central & West Bank ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Petrol Station, with 78 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Nightclub (35 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.