Total Crime Rate

210.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

103.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 210.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 103.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 68.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 61.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.2 9/10
  • Public order 16.2 9/10
  • Drugs 9.7 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 9.7 10/10
  • Robbery 9.7 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.5 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.5 6/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Other theft 3.2 3/10
  • Other crime 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

Lincoln Square area has the 15th highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Appleton , and the 45th 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 Lincoln Square (WA8 6SR) in the last 12 months was 210.4 per 1,000 residents and was 30.4% higher 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -53.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 103.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -46.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -6.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lincoln Square (WA8 6SR), 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 Lincoln Square area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sycamore Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Anne'S 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 2026Public order Fairfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fairfield Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fairfield Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fairfield Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sycamore Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hawthorn Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sycamore Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Sycamore Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Chestnut Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cedar Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Sycamore Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Durham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Sycamore Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sycamore Avenue —
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Data Sources

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