Total Crime Rate

207.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 207.8 9/10
  • Shoplifting 121.6 9/10
  • Public order 19.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.6 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.8 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.8 9/10
  • Drugs 7.8 7/10
  • Other crime 7.8 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.8 7/10
  • Burglary 3.9 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.9 3/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Balfour Street area has the 6th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Beechwood & Heath , and the 41st 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 Balfour Street (WA7 4PH) in the last 12 months was 207.8 per 1,000 residents and was 509.5% higher than the Beechwood & Heath average (34.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 39.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Balfour Street (WA7 4PH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 44 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near The Elms (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Balfour Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cavendish Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Queen'S Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Picow Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Picow Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Picow Street Further action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Arthur Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Arthur Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Arthur Street —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Holloway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Arthur Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Elms Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson The Elms Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences New Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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