Total Crime Rate

99.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

74.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 99.5 8/10
  • Violent crimes 74.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 58.0 9/10
  • Public order 13.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.3 6/10
  • Drugs 8.3 8/10
  • Other theft 5.5 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.8 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.8 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Brunner Road area has the 30th highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Appleton , and the 137th highest crime rate of 406 local areas in Halton .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Brunner Road (WA8 7LX) in the last 12 months was 99.5 per 1,000 residents and was 38.3% 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 74.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 22.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brunner Road (WA8 7LX), 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 Brunner Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Rose Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Squires Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Clayton Crescent Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hood Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hood Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sinclair Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sinclair Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Rose Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Masefield Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kipling Crescent Under investigation
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Data Sources

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