Total Crime Rate

42.3 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

35.2 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 42.3 4/10
  • Violent crimes 35.2 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.2 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.5 5/10
  • Other theft 3.5 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 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
  • 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Greenway Road area has the 20th lowest crime rate of 75 local areas in Appleton , and the 142nd 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 Greenway Road (WA8 6HE) in the last 12 months was 42.3 per 1,000 residents and was 73.8% lower 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 35.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -87.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Greenway Road (WA8 6HE), the main crime hotspot is near Albert Road. Police recorded 103 crimes here, including 69 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Greenway Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/36)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Neil Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Sycamore Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Saxon Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Saxon Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Saxon Terrace Further action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Saxon Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sycamore Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sycamore Avenue —
Apr 2026Public order Sycamore Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Sycamore Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sycamore Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Wood Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sycamore Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Doward Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Doward Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Midland Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Doward Street —
Apr 2026Public order Park Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Neil Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Wood Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Neil Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Edwin Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Albert Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Neil Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Albert Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Albert Road —
Apr 2026Public order Albert Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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