Total Crime Rate

93.2 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 93.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 62.1 9/10
  • Other theft 9.3 7/10
  • Drugs 6.2 6/10
  • Public order 6.2 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.1 1/10
  • Burglary 3.1 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Mottershead Road area has the 35th highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Appleton , and the 153rd 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 Mottershead Road (WA8 7LH) in the last 12 months was 93.2 per 1,000 residents and was 45.0% 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -83.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 68.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 15.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mottershead Road (WA8 7LH), the main crime hotspot is near Cameron Road. Police recorded 26 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 Mottershead Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Tennyson Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mottershead Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mottershead Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kingsway Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kingsway Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sinclair Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Haig Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Sinclair Avenue Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Public order Sinclair Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cameron Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Squires Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Timmis Crescent Under investigation
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Data Sources

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