Total Crime Rate
1038.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Ellison 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.
View Crime In Appleton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Wood Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Frank Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pleasant Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pleasant Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pleasant Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Lea Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Fisher Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Fisher Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Fisher Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Fisher Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Fisher Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Frank Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Frank Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Fisher Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Frank Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Bell House Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Vineyard Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Frank Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Vineyard Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Vineyard Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Plumpton Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bell House Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bell House Road | Under investigation |
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