Total Crime Rate

98.5 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 98.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 26.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.5 6/10
  • Drugs 15.2 9/10
  • Public order 11.4 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.4 8/10
  • Other crime 7.6 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Victoria Road area has the 21st highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Beechwood & Heath , and the 141st highest crime rate of 406 local areas in Halton .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Victoria Road (WA7 5ST) in the last 12 months was 98.5 per 1,000 residents and was 188.8% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( 16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 37.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Victoria Road (WA7 5ST), the main crime hotspot is near Windmill Street. Police recorded 28 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Victoria Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (24/24)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Thomas Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Marina Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Picton Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Picton Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sewell Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Other crime Union Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Old Quay Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Windmill Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Windmill Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Windmill Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Windmill Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Windmill Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Windmill Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Windmill Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sewell Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Fredric Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Ann Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Irwell Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Sutton Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Fisher Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bold Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Bold Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fredric Place —
Sep 2025Public order Bold Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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