Total Crime Rate

86.5 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

71.4 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 86.5 7/10
  • Violent crimes 71.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 60.2 9/10
  • Public order 11.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.5 4/10
  • Burglary 7.5 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Park Road area has the 35th highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Appleton , and the 155th 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 Park Road (WA8 6HF) in the last 12 months was 86.5 per 1,000 residents and was 46.4% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 71.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -26.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Park Road (WA8 6HF), 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 Park Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/38)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Albert Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Edwin Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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 2026Public order Midland Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Park Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Albert Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Albert Road —
Apr 2026Public order Albert Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Albert Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Albert Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Albert Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cross Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Wood Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Saxon Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Wood Street Awaiting court outcome
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 2026Public order Sycamore Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sycamore Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sycamore Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Neil Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Neil Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Neil Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Neil Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Saxon Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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