Total Crime Rate

107.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

58.6 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 107.7 8/10
  • Violent crimes 58.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 37.5 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.7 7/10
  • Public order 16.4 9/10
  • Other theft 9.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.0 5/10
  • Drugs 4.7 5/10
  • Shoplifting 4.7 3/10
  • Other crime 2.3 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.3 2/10
  • Robbery 2.3 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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

Liverpool Road area has the 26th highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Bankfield , and the 123rd 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 Liverpool Road (WA8 7XP) in the last 12 months was 107.7 per 1,000 residents and was 46.9% higher than the Bankfield average (73.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 58.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Liverpool Road (WA8 7XP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sunningdale Avenue, where police recorded 21 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Gainsborough Court (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Liverpool Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Avondale Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gainsborough Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hough Green —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sunningdale Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gainsborough Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gainsborough Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Avondale Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Gutticar Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sunningdale Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Edendale —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edendale Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edendale Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gainsborough Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Gainsborough Court Under investigation
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Data Sources

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