Total Crime Rate

19.7 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 19.7 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.1 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.4 3/10
  • Other theft 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Kirkham Road area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 75 local areas in Appleton , and the 68th 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 Kirkham Road (WA8 6RG) in the last 12 months was 19.7 per 1,000 residents and was 88.4% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 13.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kirkham Road (WA8 6RG), the main crime hotspot is near Edwin Street. Police recorded 34 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Kirkham Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Edwin Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Richmond Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Richmond Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Richmond Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Richmond Street —
Sep 2025Drugs Edwin Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Edwin Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cliffe Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Fir Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Edwin 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 2025Violence and sexual offences Taylor Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Martins Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Mount Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Mount Pleasant Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Mount Pleasant Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Mount Pleasant Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Edwin Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lime Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Richmond Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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