Total Crime Rate

100.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

73.4 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 100.4 8/10
  • Violent crimes 73.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 65.6 9/10
  • Drugs 7.7 7/10
  • Other theft 7.7 7/10
  • Public order 7.7 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.9 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.9 3/10
  • Other crime 3.9 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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

Sunbeam Close area has the 17th highest crime rate of 57 local areas in Beechwood & Heath , and the 132nd 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 Sunbeam Close (WA7 1GQ) in the last 12 months was 100.4 per 1,000 residents and was 198.9% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -37.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 73.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -36.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sunbeam Close (WA7 1GQ), the main crime hotspot is near Hankey Street. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Sunbeam Close 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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