Total Crime Rate
211.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
113.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Parsonage Road area has the 14th highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Appleton , and the 44th highest crime rate of 406 local areas in Halton .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Parsonage Road (WA8 0EG) in the last 12 months was 211.9 per 1,000 residents and was 31.4% 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 Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -42.9% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 38 (≈ 113.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 18.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Parsonage Road (WA8 0EG), the main crime hotspot is near Wilkinson Close. Police recorded 27 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Central & West Bank| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Queensway | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wilkinson Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Davies Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Davies Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Short Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Short Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Short Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hurst Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Hurst Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wright Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bank Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bank Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Bank Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wilkinson Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Bank Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wilkinson Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Oakland Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wilkinson Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Oakland Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Oakland Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wilkinson Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Wilkinson Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Wilkinson Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Church Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Oakland Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wilkinson Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Oakland Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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