Total Crime Rate

47.5 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

34.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 47.5 5/10
  • Violent crimes 34.7 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.4 6/10
  • Public order 7.3 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.5 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.7 3/10
  • Drugs 1.8 1/10
  • Other theft 1.8 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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

Picow Farm Road area has the 27th lowest crime rate of 57 local areas in Beechwood & Heath , and the 163rd 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 Picow Farm Road (WA7 4TZ) in the last 12 months was 47.5 per 1,000 residents and was 41.5% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 34.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -24.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -9.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Picow Farm Road (WA7 4TZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 29 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hankey Street (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Picow Farm Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Adela Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Arthur Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Arthur Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Picow Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Picow Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Runcorn Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Queen'S Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Penn Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Penn Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Duke Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Duke Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stapley Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Queen'S Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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