Total Crime Rate

25.9 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

18.5 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 25.9 3/10
  • Violent crimes 18.5 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.8 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.7 2/10
  • Public order 3.7 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.7 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other 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
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

Old Coach Road area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 57 local areas in Beechwood & Heath , and the 82nd 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 Old Coach Road (WA7 1GL) in the last 12 months was 25.9 per 1,000 residents and was 22.8% lower 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 18.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Old Coach Road (WA7 1GL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Blantyre Street, where police recorded 13 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lockfield (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Old Coach Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hean Castle Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Lockfield Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Old Coach Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Duke Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Duke Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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