Total Crime Rate

300.5 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 300.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 131.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 103.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 28.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.4 7/10
  • Other crime 9.4 9/10
  • Public order 9.4 7/10
  • Drugs 4.7 5/10
  • Other theft 4.7 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Picow Street area has the 4th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Beechwood & Heath , and the 25th 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 Picow Street (WA7 5DA) in the last 12 months was 300.5 per 1,000 residents and was 781.1% higher than the Beechwood & Heath average (34.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 112.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -8.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Picow Street (WA7 5DA), 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 Picow Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Arthur Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Queen'S Close Under investigation
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 2025Violence and sexual offences Picow Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cavendish Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Holloway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences New Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Elms Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson The Elms Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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