Total Crime Rate

87.0 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

46.6 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 87.0 7/10
  • Violent crimes 46.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 37.3 7/10
  • Drugs 12.4 9/10
  • Public order 9.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.2 4/10
  • Burglary 6.2 6/10
  • Other crime 6.2 8/10
  • Other theft 6.2 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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

Timmis Crescent area has the 34th 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 Timmis Crescent (WA8 7LJ) in the last 12 months was 87.0 per 1,000 residents and was 46.1% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 46.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -44.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Timmis Crescent (WA8 7LJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 38 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sharp Street (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Timmis Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sharp Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sharp Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tennyson Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Addison Square —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Squires Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sinclair Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sinclair Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Clayton Crescent Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sharp Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sharp Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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