Total Crime Rate

228.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

160.0 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 228.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 160.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 144.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 28.0 10/10
  • Other theft 16.0 9/10
  • Public order 16.0 9/10
  • Burglary 12.0 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.0 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Beaconsfield Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 57 local areas in Beechwood & Heath , and the 38th highest crime rate of 406 local areas in Halton .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Beaconsfield Road (WA7 4BU) in the last 12 months was 228.0 per 1,000 residents and was 578.8% 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 36 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 50.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 40 (≈ 160.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Beaconsfield Road (WA7 4BU), the main crime hotspot is near Lingfield Road. Police recorded 53 crimes here, including 36 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Beaconsfield Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stapley Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lingfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crofton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hale View Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lingfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lingfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Lingfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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