Total Crime Rate

26.5 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

17.7 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 26.5 3/10
  • Violent crimes 17.7 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.7 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.9 1/10
  • Drugs 2.9 2/10
  • Other theft 2.9 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Iona Crescent area has the 27th highest crime rate of 57 local areas in Birchfield , and the 84th lowest 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 Iona Crescent (WA8 5AD) in the last 12 months was 26.5 per 1,000 residents and was 33.4% lower than the Birchfield average (39.8 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 Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 17.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -11.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Iona Crescent (WA8 5AD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 31 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cronton Lane (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Iona Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Norlands Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cronton Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Iona Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Cronton Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cronton Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cronton Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cronton Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
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Data Sources

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