Total Crime Rate

8.1 per 1,000 1/10 · Very 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 8.1 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 8.1 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • 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
  • Public order 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

Crow Wood Lane area has the lowest crime rate of 75 local areas in Appleton , and the 16th 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 Crow Wood Lane (WA8 3LZ) in the last 12 months was 8.1 per 1,000 residents and was 95.2% 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 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2024, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 8.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -85.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Crow Wood Lane (WA8 3LZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 22 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 Crow Wood Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Raby Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Castle Street Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kingham Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Smyth Road —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Norland Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Moore Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Edward Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Edward Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Edward Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Moore Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Castle Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Castle Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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