Total Crime Rate
90.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
70.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Deepdale area has the 29th highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Bankfield , and the 148th 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 Deepdale (WA8 4NN) in the last 12 months was 90.6 per 1,000 residents and was 23.5% higher than the Bankfield average (73.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 70.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 31.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Deepdale (WA8 4NN), the main crime hotspot is near Downside. Police recorded 24 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Hough Green| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Chatsworth Drive | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Hough Green Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Deepdale | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Deepdale | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hambleton Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hambleton Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Deepdale | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Tiverton Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Iris Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Dunsford | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hough Green Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Durlston Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Flander Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Gleadmere | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Downside | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Grizedale | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Grizedale | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Downside | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Arley Drive | Under investigation |
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