Total Crime Rate

121.5 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 121.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 49.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.8 5/10
  • Other theft 12.5 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.4 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.2 5/10
  • Drugs 6.2 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.2 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.1 4/10
  • Public order 3.1 2/10
  • Shoplifting 3.1 2/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Cronton Lane area has the 4th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Birchfield , and the 109th highest crime rate of 406 local areas in Halton .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cronton Lane (WA8 5AJ) in the last 12 months was 121.5 per 1,000 residents and was 223.6% higher than the Birchfield average (37.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -59.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 31.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cronton Lane (WA8 5AJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 30 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cronton Lane (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Cronton Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (2/2)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Elworth Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Aidans Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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