Total Crime Rate
160.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
78.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Mitchell Street area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 67 local areas in Appleton , and the 64th 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 Mitchell Street (WA4 6LS) in the last 12 months was 160.5 per 1,000 residents and was 189.7% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 78.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 26.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -82.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Mitchell Street (WA4 6LS), 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 | Public order | Dundonald Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Grice Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Mitchell Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mitchell Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Hawthorne Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hawthorne Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Bridgewater Mews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Victoria Place | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Victoria Place | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Victoria Place | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Bramley Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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