Total Crime Rate

47.5 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

36.3 per 1,000 6/10 · 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 47.5 5/10
  • Violent crimes 36.3 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.9 6/10
  • Public order 8.4 7/10
  • Drugs 5.6 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.8 1/10
  • 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
  • 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
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

Appleton Village area has the 25th lowest crime rate of 75 local areas in Appleton , and the 161st 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 Appleton Village (WA8 7FL) in the last 12 months was 47.5 per 1,000 residents and was 70.6% lower 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 36.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -83.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Appleton Village (WA8 7FL), the main crime hotspot is near Fairfield Road. Police recorded 48 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Appleton Village area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fairfield Road —
Apr 2026Public order Rose View Avenue 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 Bradshaw Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Bradshaw Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fairfield Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tennyson Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fairfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fairfield Road —
Apr 2026Public order Fairfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fairfield Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mc Clellan Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mc Clellan Place Under investigation
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Data Sources

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