Total Crime Rate
169.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Stanley Close 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 Stanley Close (WA8 6RL) 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 Stanley Close (WA8 6RL), 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.
View Crime In Appleton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Edwin Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Cross Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Routledge Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pine Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cliffe Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Wood Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Fir Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Reay Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Fairhaven Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Taylor Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Martins Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Edwin Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Albert Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Albert Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Albert Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Mount Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Belvoir Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Mount Pleasant | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Mount Pleasant | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Mount Pleasant | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Park Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Park Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Park Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Breck Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Edwin Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Edwin Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Edwin Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Richmond Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Richmond Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Richmond Street | Under investigation |
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