Total Crime Rate

214.9 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 214.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 77.6 9/10
  • Public order 32.8 10/10
  • Drugs 23.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.9 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.9 9/10
  • Other crime 9.0 9/10
  • Other theft 6.0 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.0 3/10
  • Burglary 3.0 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.0 3/10
  • Robbery 3.0 3/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Nelson Street area has the 15th highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Appleton , and the 40th highest crime rate of 406 local areas in Halton .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Nelson Street (WA8 0QD) in the last 12 months was 214.9 per 1,000 residents and was 26.9% higher 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 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Burglary ( -87.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 39 (≈ 116.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -39.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Nelson Street (WA8 0QD), 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 Nelson Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
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
Sep 2025Drugs Victoria Road Local resolution
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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