Total Crime Rate

38.7 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

22.1 per 1,000 5/10 · 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 38.7 4/10
  • Violent crimes 22.1 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.4 5/10
  • Other theft 5.5 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.7 3/10
  • Drugs 3.7 4/10
  • Public order 3.7 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 1.8 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 1.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
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

Acacia Avenue area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 75 local areas in Appleton , and the 129th 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 Acacia Avenue (WA8 6QF) in the last 12 months was 38.7 per 1,000 residents and was 76.0% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 22.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Acacia Avenue (WA8 6QF), the main crime hotspot is near Fairfield Road. Police recorded 48 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Acacia Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fairfield Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fairfield Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sefton Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Devon Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cornwall Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fairfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fairfield Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Durham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Rose View Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Fairfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fairfield Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cedar Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Chestnut Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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