Total Crime Rate

128.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 128.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 53.3 8/10
  • Public order 20.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.1 6/10
  • Other theft 8.9 7/10
  • Other crime 4.4 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.4 4/10
  • Burglary 2.2 1/10
  • Drugs 2.2 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.2 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Hutchinson Street area has the 24th highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Appleton , and the 100th highest crime rate of 406 local areas in Halton .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hutchinson Street (WA8 0PZ) in the last 12 months was 128.9 per 1,000 residents and was 23.9% 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 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 75.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hutchinson Street (WA8 0PZ), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 36 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hutchinson Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Local resolution
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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