Total Crime Rate

211.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

113.4 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 211.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 113.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 89.6 10/10
  • Drugs 20.9 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 20.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.9 9/10
  • Other theft 17.9 9/10
  • Public order 14.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.9 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.0 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.0 3/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Robbery 3.0 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.0 3/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Victoria 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 Victoria Road (WA8 0PT) 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 Victoria Road (WA8 0PT), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 31 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Victoria Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Martinsville Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lacey Street —
Apr 2026Burglary Darlington Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Market Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Adelaide Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Luton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Thomas Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victoria Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Nightclub Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Darlington Court Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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