Total Crime Rate

66.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 66.3 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.7 7/10
  • Drugs 11.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.5 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.5 4/10
  • Burglary 2.8 2/10
  • Other theft 2.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Brunner Road area has the 31st lowest crime rate of 75 local areas in Appleton , and the 203rd 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 Brunner Road (WA8 7LX) in the last 12 months was 66.3 per 1,000 residents and was 60.8% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 38.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brunner Road (WA8 7LX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Moorside Court, where police recorded 42 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hood Road (23 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Brunner Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Moorside Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Moorside Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hood Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hood Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hood Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Moorside Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Moorside Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hood Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Moorside Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Squires Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cameron Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Sinclair Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sinclair Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kingsway Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hood Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kingsway Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Wordsworth Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Scott Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kipling Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mottershead Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Timmis Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mottershead Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Sinclair Avenue Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Haig Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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