Total Crime Rate

46.0 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

25.9 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 46.0 5/10
  • Violent crimes 25.9 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.9 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.5 8/10
  • Other theft 5.8 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.9 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Stewards Avenue area has the 23rd lowest crime rate of 75 local areas in Appleton , and the 150th 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 Stewards Avenue (WA8 7BN) in the last 12 months was 46.0 per 1,000 residents and was 71.5% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -35.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 25.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -35.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -90.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Stewards Avenue (WA8 7BN), the main crime hotspot is near Hood Road. Police recorded 35 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Stewards Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hood Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Masefield Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Coleridge Grove —
Apr 2026Robbery Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Milton Avenue —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Milton Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Milton Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Milton Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Milton Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hood Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kipling Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Steward'S Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Steward'S Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Steward'S Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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