Total Crime Rate

333.3 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 333.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 174.2 10/10
  • Public order 41.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 30.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 26.5 10/10
  • Other crime 22.7 10/10
  • Drugs 15.2 9/10
  • Burglary 11.4 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.6 7/10
  • Other theft 3.8 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Alexander Drive area has the highest crime rate of 67 local areas in Bankfield , and the 18th highest crime rate of 406 local areas in Halton .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Alexander Drive (WA8 8DZ) in the last 12 months was 333.3 per 1,000 residents and was 334.0% 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 46 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 57 (≈ 215.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 10.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Alexander Drive (WA8 8DZ), the main crime hotspot is near Alexander Drive. Police recorded 43 crimes here, including 29 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Alexander Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Buckland Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Grange Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Crossway Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crossway Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Montgomery Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Montgomery Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Alexander Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alexander Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crossway Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Alexander Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Southway Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Crossway Court —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alverton Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Chilington Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alverton Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Heskin Court —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alverton Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alverton Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alverton Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alverton Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Alverton Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tedder Square Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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