Total Crime Rate

28.3 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 28.3 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.7 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.1 4/10
  • Public order 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Coulton Road area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 75 local areas in Appleton , and the 98th lowest crime rate of 406 local areas in Halton .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Coulton Road (WA8 3DX) in the last 12 months was 28.3 per 1,000 residents and was 83.3% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 21.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Coulton Road (WA8 3DX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ramsey Close, where police recorded 4 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Calder Close (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Coulton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (2/2)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fairburn Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fairburn Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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