Total Crime Rate

52.6 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

24.8 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 52.6 5/10
  • Violent crimes 24.8 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.5 4/10
  • Public order 9.3 7/10
  • Burglary 3.1 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.1 2/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
  • 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

Birchfield Road area has the 29th lowest crime rate of 75 local areas in Appleton , and the 176th lowest crime rate of 406 local areas in Halton .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Birchfield Road (WA8 7TE) in the last 12 months was 52.6 per 1,000 residents and was 67.4% lower than the Appleton average (161.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 66.7% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 24.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -92.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Birchfield Road (WA8 7TE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bradshaw Street, where police recorded 24 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Laurel Bank (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Birchfield Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bradshaw Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bradshaw Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victoria Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bradshaw Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bradshaw Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Rose View Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tennyson Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bradshaw Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bradshaw Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bradshaw Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Bradshaw Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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