Total Crime Rate

298.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

220.2 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 298.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 220.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 201.8 10/10
  • Drugs 18.4 10/10
  • Public order 18.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.8 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.8 8/10
  • Other crime 13.8 10/10
  • Other theft 9.2 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.2 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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

Lacey Street area has the 9th highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Appleton , and the 23rd 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 Lacey Street (WA8 7SW) in the last 12 months was 298.2 per 1,000 residents and was 84.8% higher 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 44 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 48 (≈ 220.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lacey Street (WA8 7SW), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 55 crimes here, including 40 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lacey Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/34)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Widnes Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Emily Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Catherine Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Catherine Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Emily Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Emily Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Emily Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Emily Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Emily Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Emily Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Lacey Court Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lacey Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lacey Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lacey Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Major Cross Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Keble Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sutton'S Lane Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Elizabeth Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Elizabeth Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Quinn Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Major Cross Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lacey Street —
Apr 2026Public order Luton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Martinsville Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Darlington Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Nightclub Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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