Total Crime Rate

142.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

76.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 142.9 9/10
  • Violent crimes 76.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 71.4 9/10
  • Drugs 16.5 9/10
  • Other theft 16.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.0 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.0 7/10
  • Burglary 5.5 6/10
  • Other crime 5.5 7/10
  • Public order 5.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

The Decks area has the 9th highest crime rate of 57 local areas in Beechwood & Heath , and the 77th highest crime rate of 406 local areas in Halton .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Decks (WA7 1GH) in the last 12 months was 142.9 per 1,000 residents and was 325.3% higher than the Beechwood & Heath average (33.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 76.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Decks (WA7 1GH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Water Street, where police recorded 60 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Penkeths Lane (37 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in The Decks area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/35)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting King Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime St John'S Brow Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Crosville Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crosville Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St John'S Brow Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs St John'S Brow Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons St John'S Brow Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St John'S Brow Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ellesmere Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Penkeths Lane Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Bridge Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bridge Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ann Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ann Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ann Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Fredric Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Crosville Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St John'S Brow Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Penkeths Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Water Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Penkeths Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Water Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Water Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Water Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Water Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Water Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Water Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Water Street —
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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