Total Crime Rate

52.9 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 52.9 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 41.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.9 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.9 2/10
  • Drugs 2.9 2/10
  • Public order 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Kestrels Way area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 46 local areas in Halton Lea , and the 165th 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 Kestrels Way (WA7 2FB) in the last 12 months was 52.9 per 1,000 residents and was 69.8% lower than the Halton Lea average (175.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 44.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kestrels Way (WA7 2FB), the main crime hotspot is near Hospital Way. Police recorded 183 crimes here, including 149 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Kestrels Way area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Robbery Hospital Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Seneschal Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Hospital Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hospital Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hospital Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hospital Way Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hospital Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hospital Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hospital Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fourth Avenue
Sep 2025Public order Hospital Way Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Fourth Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Fourth Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Hospital Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hospital Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hospital Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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