Total Crime Rate

149.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 149.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 52.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.7 7/10
  • Drugs 18.7 10/10
  • Other theft 14.9 9/10
  • Burglary 7.5 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.5 6/10
  • Other crime 7.5 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.5 9/10
  • Public order 7.5 6/10
  • Robbery 3.7 5/10
  • Shoplifting 3.7 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Bankfield Road area has the 11th highest crime rate of 67 local areas in Bankfield , and the 77th 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 Bankfield Road (WA8 7UT) in the last 12 months was 149.3 per 1,000 residents and was 94.3% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 70.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -47.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bankfield Road (WA8 7UT), 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 Bankfield Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Birtley Court Formal action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Public order Foxcote Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Birtley Court —
Sep 2025Robbery Gainsborough Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Avondale Close Under investigation
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 Foxcote Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Foxcote Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Foxcote Local resolution
Sep 2025Other theft Foxcote Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gainsborough Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gainsborough Court Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grizedale Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Arley Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bankfield Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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