Total Crime Rate

417.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

278.5 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 417.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 278.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 208.9 10/10
  • Public order 63.3 10/10
  • Drugs 57.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.3 8/10
  • Other theft 19.0 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 12.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.7 8/10
  • Burglary 6.3 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.3 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.3 6/10
  • Other crime 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

Church Street area has the highest crime rate of 57 local areas in Beechwood & Heath , and the 10th highest crime rate of 406 local areas in Halton .

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 Church Street (WA7 1LT) in the last 12 months was 417.7 per 1,000 residents and was 1143.6% 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 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 44 (≈ 278.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -79.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Church Street (WA7 1LT), 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 Church Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/42)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Regent Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons St John'S Brow Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Penkeths Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Penkeths Lane Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Crosville Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Crosville Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crosville Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs York Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St John'S Brow Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs St John'S Brow 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 St John'S Brow Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime St John'S Brow Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ellesmere Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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 2026Violence and sexual offences Penkeths Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour York Place —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Penkeths Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Water Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Regent Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Regent Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Penkeths Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Regent Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Regent Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting King Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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