Total Crime Rate
97.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
56.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Grappenhall Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 67 local areas in Appleton , and the 159th highest crime rate of 675 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 Grappenhall Road (WA4 2AF) in the last 12 months was 97.2 per 1,000 residents and was 75.4% higher than the Appleton average (55.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 56.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -88.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Grappenhall Road (WA4 2AF), the main crime hotspot is near Mitchell Street. Police recorded 20 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Stockton Heath| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mitchell Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Bridgewater Mews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Victoria Place | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hawthorne Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Alexandra Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Hawthorne Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Dundonald Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Warburton Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Victoria Place | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Grice Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Mitchell Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Bramley Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Victoria Place | Local resolution |
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