Total Crime Rate

39.1 per 1,000 4/10 · 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 39.1 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.1 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.6 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.8 1/10
  • Drugs 2.8 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
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

Fairfield Road area has the 20th lowest crime rate of 75 local areas in Appleton , and the 130th 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 Fairfield Road (WA8 6SG) in the last 12 months was 39.1 per 1,000 residents and was 76.9% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 25.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fairfield Road (WA8 6SG), the main crime hotspot is near Fairfield Road. Police recorded 54 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Fairfield Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Birchfield Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fairfield Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pine Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Elm Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Westmorland Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Carey Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Carey Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Foster Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Cooper Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Elm Avenue Local resolution
Sep 2025Public order Appleton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fairfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elm Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Fairfield Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fairfield Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fairfield Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fairfield Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fairfield Road —
Sep 2025Burglary Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Appleton Village —
Sep 2025Public order Appleton Village Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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