Total Crime Rate

68.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 68.7 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.3 7/10
  • Public order 12.9 8/10
  • Other theft 8.6 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.6 7/10
  • Drugs 4.3 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Taylor Street area has the 33rd lowest crime rate of 75 local areas in Appleton , and the 199th highest 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 Taylor Street (WA8 6TP) in the last 12 months was 68.7 per 1,000 residents and was 59.4% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -38.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 47.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Taylor Street (WA8 6TP), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Taylor Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Foster Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Edwin Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Taylor Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Fairhaven Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Reay Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Fir Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wood Street
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cliffe Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Edwin Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Edwin Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Albert Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pine Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Edwin Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Edwin Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Richmond Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Richmond Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Richmond Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Richmond Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Richmond Street
Sep 2025Other theft Cross Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Albert Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Albert Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Mount Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Midland Street
Sep 2025Other theft Midland Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Midland Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Breck Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Breck Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Breck Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Breck Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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