Total Crime Rate

144.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

97.8 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 144.4 9/10
  • Violent crimes 97.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 75.6 9/10
  • Public order 22.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.1 7/10
  • Other theft 8.9 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.7 4/10
  • Drugs 6.7 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.7 6/10
  • Burglary 2.2 1/10
  • Other crime 2.2 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Waterloo Road area has the 20th highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Appleton , and the 72nd 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 Waterloo Road (WA8 0QR) in the last 12 months was 144.4 per 1,000 residents and was 10.5% lower 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 34 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 44 (≈ 97.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Waterloo Road (WA8 0QR), the main crime hotspot is near Wilkinson Close. Police recorded 27 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 Waterloo Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Milton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wilkinson Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Short Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wright Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wilkinson Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wilkinson Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wilkinson Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wilkinson Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wilkinson Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Short Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Wilkinson Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Wilkinson Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Church Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime West Bank Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Short Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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