Total Crime Rate

127.8 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 127.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 94.0 10/10
  • Burglary 15.0 10/10
  • Public order 7.5 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.8 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.8 3/10
  • Other theft 3.8 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Park Road area has the 25th highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Appleton , and the 103rd 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 Park Road (WA8 6HG) in the last 12 months was 127.8 per 1,000 residents and was 24.5% lower than the Appleton average (169.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 101.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 92.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -21.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Park Road (WA8 6HG), the main crime hotspot is near Albert Road. Police recorded 91 crimes here, including 65 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

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Mount Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Mount Pleasant Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Breck Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Breck Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Saxon Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Deacon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lime Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Park Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Routledge Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Mount Pleasant Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Saxon Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Saxon Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Mount Pleasant Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Belvoir Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Breck Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Albert Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Albert Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Albert Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Cross Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Taylor Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Carey Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Carey Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Saxon Terrace
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Shopping Area Under investigation

Data Sources

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