Total Crime Rate

243.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

126.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 243.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 126.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 108.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 33.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 30.0 10/10
  • Other theft 21.0 10/10
  • Public order 12.0 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.0 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.0 8/10
  • Burglary 6.0 6/10
  • Drugs 6.0 6/10
  • Other crime 6.0 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.0 3/10
  • Robbery 3.0 3/10
  • 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

Highfield Crescent area has the 12th highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Appleton , and the 33rd highest crime rate of 406 local areas in Halton .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Highfield Crescent (WA8 7DN) in the last 12 months was 243.2 per 1,000 residents and was 50.8% higher 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 36 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 42 (≈ 126.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Highfield Crescent (WA8 7DN), the main crime hotspot is near Woodland Avenue. Police recorded 40 crimes here, including 29 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Highfield Crescent area

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

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