Total Crime Rate

73.8 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 73.8 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 43.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.4 9/10
  • Drugs 5.5 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.7 1/10
  • Burglary 2.7 2/10
  • Other theft 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Scott Avenue area has the 35th lowest crime rate of 75 local areas in Appleton , and the 186th 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 Scott Avenue (WA8 7BL) in the last 12 months was 73.8 per 1,000 residents and was 56.4% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 43.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Scott Avenue (WA8 7BL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Moorside Court, where police recorded 42 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Milton Avenue (27 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Scott Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Browning Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Browning Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Moorside Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Moorside Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Moorside Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hood Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hood Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hood Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hood Road
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hood Road
Sep 2025Drugs Wordsworth Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Scott Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kipling Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Browning Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Moorside Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Browning Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Milton Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Browning Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Moorside Court Under investigation

Data Sources

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