Total Crime Rate

76.4 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

61.8 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 76.4 7/10
  • Violent crimes 61.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 50.9 8/10
  • Public order 10.9 8/10
  • Burglary 3.6 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.6 3/10
  • Drugs 3.6 4/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Lockett Road area has the 38th lowest crime rate of 75 local areas in Appleton , and the 179th 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 Lockett Road (WA8 6TA) in the last 12 months was 76.4 per 1,000 residents and was 52.7% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 61.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -17.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lockett Road (WA8 6TA), 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 Lockett Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bradshaw Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bradshaw Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Bradshaw Street 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 2026Violence and sexual offences Cedar Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fairfield Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bradshaw Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Rose View Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bradshaw Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fairfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victoria Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Birchfield Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bradshaw Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sefton Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cornwall Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Devon Place —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bradshaw Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bradshaw Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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