Total Crime Rate

111.1 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 111.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 45.3 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.6 9/10
  • Shoplifting 12.4 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.2 4/10
  • Burglary 8.2 8/10
  • Public order 8.2 6/10
  • Other theft 4.1 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Walton Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Appleton , and the 137th 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 Walton Road (WA4 6BH) in the last 12 months was 111.1 per 1,000 residents and was 102.5% 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 Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -35.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 53.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -31.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Walton Road (WA4 6BH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Dundonald Avenue, where police recorded 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Beech Road (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Walton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Bridgewater Mews Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Mitchell Street Under investigation
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 2025Shoplifting Dundonald Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Dundonald Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Farrell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Carlisle Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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