Total Crime Rate

396.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 396.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 188.5 10/10
  • Public order 69.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 30.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 30.8 10/10
  • Drugs 15.4 9/10
  • Other crime 11.5 10/10
  • Other theft 11.5 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 11.5 10/10
  • Theft from the person 11.5 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.9 6/10
  • Burglary 3.9 4/10
  • Robbery 3.9 5/10
  • Shoplifting 3.9 3/10
  • 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

Albert Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Appleton , and the 11th highest crime rate of 406 local areas in Halton .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Albert Road (WA8 6LF) in the last 12 months was 396.2 per 1,000 residents and was 134.0% higher 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 49 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 71 (≈ 273.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 34.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -21.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Albert Road (WA8 6LF), 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 Albert Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/51)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Cooper Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wood Street —
Sep 2025Drugs Edwin Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Saxon Terrace —
Sep 2025Public order Saxon Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Saxon Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Saxon Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pine Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Edwin Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Edwin Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Edwin Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Richmond Street —
Sep 2025Public order Richmond Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Richmond Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Richmond Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Richmond Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Fir Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cliffe Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Reay Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Fairhaven Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Foster Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Midland Street —
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Data Sources

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