Total Crime Rate

81.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

64.4 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 81.6 7/10
  • Violent crimes 64.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 55.8 9/10
  • Public order 8.6 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.3 7/10
  • Drugs 4.3 5/10
  • Other theft 4.3 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.3 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
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

Peel House Lane area has the 37th highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Appleton , and the 167th highest crime rate of 406 local areas in Halton .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Peel House Lane (WA8 6TJ) in the last 12 months was 81.6 per 1,000 residents and was 49.4% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 8.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 64.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -84.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Peel House Lane (WA8 6TJ), the main crime hotspot is near Albert Road. Police recorded 103 crimes here, including 69 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Peel House Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (28/28)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Park Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Neil Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Albert Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Albert Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Albert Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Albert Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cross Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Albert Road —
Apr 2026Public order Edwin Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Wood Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Wood Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Midland Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Albert Road —
Apr 2026Burglary Neil Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Neil Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Brooklands Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elaine Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hawthorn Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Anne'S Road —
Apr 2026Public order Doward Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Neil Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greenway Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Doward Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Doward Street —
Apr 2026Public order Albert Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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