Total Crime Rate
56.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Brackley Street area has the 29th lowest crime rate of 58 local areas in Beechwood & Heath , and the 174th lowest crime rate of 406 local areas in Halton .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Brackley Street (WA7 1EQ) in the last 12 months was 56.1 per 1,000 residents and was 64.5% higher than the Beechwood & Heath average (34.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 39.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 71.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Brackley Street (WA7 1EQ), the main crime hotspot is near Hankey Street. Police recorded 31 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Beechwood & Heath| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lord Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Clarence Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hankey Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hankey Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hankey Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Hankey Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Clarence Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Grove Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | South Bank Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Ashridge Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ashridge Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ashridge Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ashridge Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ashridge Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ashridge Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Ashridge Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Blantyre Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Collier Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Bentinck Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brackley Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Trentham Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Trentham Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Trentham Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Waterloo Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hankey Street | Under investigation |
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