Total Crime Rate

88.1 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 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
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.9 7/10
  • Public order 22.5 9/10
  • Other theft 10.3 8/10
  • Drugs 8.2 8/10
  • Other crime 6.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.1 1/10
  • Robbery 2.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Sinclair Avenue area has the 37th highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Appleton , and the 164th 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 Sinclair Avenue (WA8 7LE) in the last 12 months was 88.1 per 1,000 residents and was 48.0% lower than the Appleton average (169.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 1000.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 61.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sinclair Avenue (WA8 7LE), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 78 crimes here, including 32 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Sinclair Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Millar Crescent Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sharp Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Sharp Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vicarage Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kingsway Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kingsway Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Hospital Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sinclair Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Sinclair Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Squires Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cameron Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Timmis Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Haig Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mottershead Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mottershead Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Sep 2025Public order Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Sinclair Avenue Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
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Data Sources

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