Crime Rates at Sycamore Avenue, Widnes, WA8 6HL

Sycamore Avenue area has the 18th highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Appleton , and the 62nd 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 Sycamore Avenue (WA8 6HL) in the last 12 months was 169.1 per 1,000 residents and was 0.1% 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 Other theft ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -24.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 107.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 32.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sycamore Avenue (WA8 6HL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Fairfield Road, where police recorded 54 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lincoln Square (28 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.