Total Crime Rate

162.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

132.8 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 162.4 9/10
  • Violent crimes 132.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 110.7 10/10
  • Public order 18.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.4 4/10
  • Burglary 7.4 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.4 6/10
  • Drugs 3.7 4/10
  • Other crime 3.7 5/10
  • Robbery 3.7 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Frank Street area has the 18th highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Appleton , and the 61st 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 Frank Street (WA8 0AQ) in the last 12 months was 162.4 per 1,000 residents and was 0.7% higher than the Appleton average (161.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 36 (≈ 132.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Frank Street (WA8 0AQ), the main crime hotspot is near Bell House Road. Police recorded 30 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Frank Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vineyard Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harris Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Black Denton'S Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Lea Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Edwin Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elaine Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Wood Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Wood Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Page Lane —
Apr 2026Other crime Bedford Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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