Total Crime Rate

128.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

89.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 128.9 8/10
  • Violent crimes 89.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 70.3 9/10
  • Public order 15.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.8 6/10
  • Other crime 7.8 9/10
  • Other theft 7.8 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.9 6/10
  • Burglary 3.9 4/10
  • Drugs 3.9 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.9 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.9 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 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

Woodhatch Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Halton Lea , and the 90th 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 Woodhatch Road (WA7 6BJ) in the last 12 months was 128.9 per 1,000 residents and was 22.0% lower than the Halton Lea average (165.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 89.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Woodhatch Road (WA7 6BJ), the main crime hotspot is near Rushfield Crescent. Police recorded 19 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Woodhatch Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kilncroft Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stratton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brookvale Avenue South Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Sanders Hey Close Local resolution
Apr 2026Public order Brookvale Avenue South Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Brookvale Avenue South Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Brookvale Avenue South Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Rushfield Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Rushfield Crescent Under investigation
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Data Sources

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