Total Crime Rate

154.6 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 154.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 59.2 9/10
  • Public order 29.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.5 7/10
  • Shoplifting 16.5 6/10
  • Drugs 9.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.3 4/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Robbery 3.3 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 3/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Kings Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Poplars and Hulme , and the 70th 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 Kings Road (WA2 0BG) in the last 12 months was 154.6 per 1,000 residents and was 34.4% higher than the Poplars and Hulme average (115.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 92.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kings Road (WA2 0BG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Orchard Street, where police recorded 36 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Vulcan Close (26 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Kings Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Arran Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Vulcan Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Arran Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gayhurst Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Appletree Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area

Data Sources

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