Total Crime Rate
46.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
32.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Lockfield area has the 25th lowest crime rate of 57 local areas in Beechwood & Heath , and the 152nd lowest crime rate of 406 local areas in Halton .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Lockfield (WA7 4BD) in the last 12 months was 46.1 per 1,000 residents and was 37.1% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.
Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 32.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Lockfield (WA7 4BD), the main crime hotspot is near Campbeltown Close. Police recorded 12 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Mersey & Weston| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hean Castle Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Lockfield | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Old Coach Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Duke Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Duke Close | Under investigation |
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