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

Shelley 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 Shelley Road (WA8 7DE) 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 Shelley Road (WA8 7DE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bradshaw Street, where police recorded 24 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Leigh Avenue (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Shelley Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tennyson Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Squires Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bradshaw Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Clayton Crescent Local resolution
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 2026Burglary Bradshaw Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bradshaw Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bradshaw Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bradshaw Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bradshaw Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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