Total Crime Rate

127.3 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 127.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 80.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.9 5/10
  • Other crime 7.3 8/10
  • Public order 7.3 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.6 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Cradley area has the 18th highest crime rate of 67 local areas in Bankfield , and the 105th 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 Cradley (WA8 7PL) in the last 12 months was 127.3 per 1,000 residents and was 65.7% higher than the Bankfield average (76.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 90.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 47.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cradley (WA8 7PL), the main crime hotspot is near Bankfield Road. Police recorded 26 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Cradley area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gleadmere Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gleadmere Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Misty Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cradley Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Flander Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bankfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Hanley Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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