Total Crime Rate

115.0 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 115.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 62.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 26.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.9 6/10
  • Drugs 8.9 8/10
  • Other theft 4.4 4/10
  • Public order 4.4 4/10
  • 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
  • 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

Victoria Road area has the 17th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Beechwood & Heath , and the 118th highest crime rate of 406 local areas in Halton .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Victoria Road (WA7 5BN) in the last 12 months was 115.0 per 1,000 residents and was 237.4% higher than the Beechwood & Heath average (34.1 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 Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 66.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Victoria Road (WA7 5BN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Arthur Street, where police recorded 24 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Downs Road (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Victoria Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crosville Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Walton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Walton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences New Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nelson Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Arthur Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Arthur Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Arthur Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Arthur Street —
Sep 2025Other crime Picow Street Further action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Picow Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Picow Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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