Total Crime Rate

115.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 115.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 66.2 9/10
  • Public order 13.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.9 5/10
  • Other crime 9.9 9/10
  • Drugs 6.6 7/10
  • Other theft 6.6 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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

Hinton Crescent area has the 4th highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Appleton , and the 132nd highest crime rate of 677 local areas in Warrington .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hinton Crescent (WA4 3DF) in the last 12 months was 115.9 per 1,000 residents and was 111.2% 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 82.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -6.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hinton Crescent (WA4 3DF), the main crime hotspot is near Hinton Crescent. Police recorded 22 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hinton Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Farnham Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hinton Crescent —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Monicas Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Appleford Close —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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