Total Crime Rate

34.5 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

6.5 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 34.5 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.4 8/10
  • Violent crimes 6.5 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 6.5 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.2 1/10
  • Other crime 2.2 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Spenser Close area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 75 local areas in Appleton , and the 114th 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 Spenser Close (WA8 7EL) in the last 12 months was 34.5 per 1,000 residents and was 78.6% 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 Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violent crimes ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 6.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -57.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Spenser Close (WA8 7EL), 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 Spenser Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kipling Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Coleridge Grove —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hood Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hood Road —
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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