Total Crime Rate

49.6 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

24.8 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 49.6 5/10
  • Violent crimes 24.8 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.5 4/10
  • Other theft 5.5 5/10
  • Public order 5.5 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.8 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Shakespeare Road area has the 27th lowest crime rate of 75 local areas in Appleton , and the 169th 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 Shakespeare Road (WA8 7DD) in the last 12 months was 49.6 per 1,000 residents and was 69.3% lower than the Appleton average (161.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 24.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shakespeare Road (WA8 7DD), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 38 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Shakespeare Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bradshaw Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Bradshaw Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tennyson Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bradshaw Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bradshaw Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Addison Square —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bradshaw Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Clayton Crescent Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bradshaw Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Squires Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bradshaw Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bradshaw Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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