Total Crime Rate

148.3 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 148.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 51.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 41.4 8/10
  • Other theft 20.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.8 8/10
  • Burglary 6.9 7/10
  • Drugs 3.5 4/10
  • Other crime 3.5 4/10
  • Public order 3.5 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle 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
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

Barnes Road area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Appleton , and the 78th highest crime rate of 406 local areas in Halton .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Barnes Road (WA8 3LJ) in the last 12 months was 148.3 per 1,000 residents and was 12.4% lower than the Appleton average (169.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -85.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 44.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Barnes Road (WA8 3LJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Norland Street, where police recorded 18 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Crow Wood Place (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Barnes Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ireland Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Norland Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Smyth Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Barnes Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sussex Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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