Total Crime Rate

1038.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 1038.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 322.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 233.2 10/10
  • Public order 125.0 10/10
  • Other theft 86.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 84.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 52.9 10/10
  • Drugs 38.5 10/10
  • Robbery 19.2 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 16.8 10/10
  • Burglary 16.8 10/10
  • Other crime 14.4 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 14.4 10/10
  • Theft from the person 7.2 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.2 6/10
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

Ellison Street area has the highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Appleton , and the 2nd highest crime rate of 406 local areas in Halton .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ellison Street (WA8 0GZ) in the last 12 months was 1038.5 per 1,000 residents and was 513.3% higher than the Appleton average (169.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 134 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 3 cases , down -25.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 163 (≈ 391.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ellison Street (WA8 0GZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Fisher Place, where police recorded 49 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Pleasant Street (23 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Ellison Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wood Street
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Frank Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pleasant Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pleasant Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pleasant Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Lea Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Fisher Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Fisher Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Fisher Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Fisher Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fisher Place
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Frank Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Frank Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fisher Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Frank Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Bell House Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Vineyard Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Frank Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vineyard Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vineyard Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Plumpton Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bell House Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bell House Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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