Total Crime Rate

550.7 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 550.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 310.8 10/10
  • Public order 67.6 10/10
  • Drugs 60.8 10/10
  • Other theft 33.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.9 7/10
  • Burglary 10.1 8/10
  • Robbery 10.1 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.8 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.8 9/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Shoplifting 3.4 2/10
  • 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

Bold Street area has the 5th highest crime rate of 67 local areas in Bewsey and Whitecross , and the 8th highest crime rate of 677 local areas in Warrington .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bold Street (WA1 1JL) in the last 12 months was 550.7 per 1,000 residents and was 101.0% higher than the Bewsey and Whitecross average (274.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 92 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -83.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -94.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 117 (≈ 395.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 46.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bold Street (WA1 1JL), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 332 crimes here, including 156 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Bold Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Friars Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft St Austins Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson St Austins Lane Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Drugs St Austins Lane Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Austins Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Austins Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Austins Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nightclub
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Suez Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Suez Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Egypt Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation

Data Sources

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