Total Crime Rate

532.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

320.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 532.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 320.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 200.8 10/10
  • Public order 104.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 54.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 50.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 30.9 7/10
  • Drugs 23.2 10/10
  • Other theft 19.3 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.4 9/10
  • Other crime 11.6 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.7 9/10
  • Robbery 7.7 8/10
  • Theft from the person 7.7 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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

Deacon Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Appleton , and the 6th 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 Deacon Road (WA8 6EA) in the last 12 months was 532.8 per 1,000 residents and was 230.3% higher than the Appleton average (161.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 52 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 83 (≈ 320.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 43.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Deacon Road (WA8 6EA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 136 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Albert Road (69 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Deacon Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/65)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Midwood Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Saxon Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Saxon Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Midwood Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Midwood Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Midwood Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Saxon Terrace Further action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hibbert Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hibbert Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hibbert Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Saxon Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Farrant Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Farrant Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Farrant Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Farrant Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Farrant Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Farrant Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Farrant Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Farrant Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Farrant Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

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