Total Crime Rate

160.0 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 160.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 52.3 8/10
  • Public order 27.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.6 8/10
  • Shoplifting 18.5 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.3 8/10
  • Drugs 6.2 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.2 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.2 6/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Smyth Road area has the 20th highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Appleton , and the 68th 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 Smyth Road (WA8 3LT) in the last 12 months was 160.0 per 1,000 residents and was 5.5% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 86.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Smyth Road (WA8 3LT), 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 Smyth Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Castle Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Warrington Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Moore Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sussex Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hargreaves Court
Sep 2025Robbery Hargreaves Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Norland Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Castle Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Castle Street Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Smyth Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Moore Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ireland Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Edward Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Edward Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Edward Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Barnes Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kingham Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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