Total Crime Rate

88.1 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

40.7 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 88.1 7/10
  • Violent crimes 40.7 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 30.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.5 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.2 7/10
  • Public order 10.2 7/10
  • Drugs 6.8 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Toft Close area has the 33rd highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Appleton , and the 151st 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 Toft Close (WA8 7ED) in the last 12 months was 88.1 per 1,000 residents and was 45.4% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -35.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 40.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Toft Close (WA8 7ED), 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 Toft Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hood Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Woodland Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kipling Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Steward'S Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Steward'S Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Steward'S Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hood Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Woodland Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Milton Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Milton Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Milton Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Milton Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Milton Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodland Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Coleridge Grove —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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