Total Crime Rate

115.2 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 115.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 69.7 9/10
  • Burglary 12.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.1 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.0 3/10
  • Drugs 3.0 2/10
  • Other theft 3.0 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.0 4/10
  • Public order 3.0 2/10
  • Robbery 3.0 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.0 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Mersey Road area has the 30th highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Appleton , and the 117th 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 Mersey Road (WA8 0DS) in the last 12 months was 115.2 per 1,000 residents and was 32.0% lower than the Appleton average (169.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 78.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mersey Road (WA8 0DS), the main crime hotspot is near Wilkinson Close. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Mersey Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Beamont Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chidlow Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Davies Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Davies Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Beamont Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Local resolution
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chidlow Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wright Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bank Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Bank Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wilkinson Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wilkinson Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cholmondeley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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