Total Crime Rate

324.1 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 324.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 110.3 10/10
  • Public order 41.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 34.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 31.0 10/10
  • Other theft 20.7 10/10
  • Drugs 17.2 9/10
  • Shoplifting 17.2 6/10
  • Burglary 13.8 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 10.3 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 10.3 10/10
  • Other crime 6.9 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.9 6/10
  • Robbery 3.5 4/10
  • 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

Tanhouse Lane area has the 8th highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Appleton , and the 20th 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 Tanhouse Lane (WA8 0WZ) in the last 12 months was 324.1 per 1,000 residents and was 91.4% 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 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery 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 ( -78.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 48 (≈ 165.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 35.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Tanhouse Lane (WA8 0WZ), the main crime hotspot is near Tan House Lane. Police recorded 4 crimes here, including 1 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Tanhouse Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (1/1)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Moss Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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