Total Crime Rate

46.0 per 1,000 5/10 · 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 46.0 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.4 5/10
  • Public order 7.4 6/10
  • Other theft 5.5 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.7 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.7 3/10
  • Other crime 3.7 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.8 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 1.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Brookwood Avenue area has the 23rd lowest crime rate of 75 local areas in Appleton , and the 149th 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 Brookwood Avenue (WA8 6TS) in the last 12 months was 46.0 per 1,000 residents and was 72.8% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 27.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 38.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brookwood Avenue (WA8 6TS), the main crime hotspot is near Lincoln Square. Police recorded 29 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Brookwood Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Fairhaven Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Windermere Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Bevan Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bevan Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lime Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Martins Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Shackleton Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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