Total Crime Rate

134.6 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 134.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 89.7 10/10
  • Other theft 9.6 8/10
  • Burglary 6.4 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.4 5/10
  • Drugs 6.4 7/10
  • Public order 6.4 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.2 2/10
  • Other crime 3.2 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Hanley Road area has the 15th highest crime rate of 67 local areas in Bankfield , and the 93rd 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 Hanley Road (WA8 8EL) in the last 12 months was 134.6 per 1,000 residents and was 75.3% 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 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 99.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -19.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hanley Road (WA8 8EL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Francis Close, where police recorded 34 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Graham Close (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Hanley Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cradley Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Francis Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crossway Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Northway Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Northway Local resolution
Sep 2025Public order Northway Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Southway Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Graham Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Graham Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Graham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Francis Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Francis Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Northway Local resolution
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Rydal Way Local resolution
Sep 2025Public order Liverpool Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Hanley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Langdale Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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