Total Crime Rate

60.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 60.7 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 44.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.1 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.1 3/10
  • Other theft 4.1 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.1 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • 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

Victoria Road area has the 13th highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Appleton , and the 248th highest crime rate of 677 local areas in Warrington .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Victoria Road (WA4 2AL) in the last 12 months was 60.7 per 1,000 residents and was 10.7% higher than the Appleton average (54.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 48.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -84.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Victoria Road (WA4 2AL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Dundonald Avenue, where police recorded 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Mitchell Street (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Victoria Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alexandra Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Bridgewater Mews Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Alexandra Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Victoria Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Grice Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Grice Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Grice Street —
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Alexandra Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alexandra Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Sep 2025Robbery Carlisle Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Dundonald Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Dundonald Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Mitchell Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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