Total Crime Rate

113.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

95.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 113.8 8/10
  • Violent crimes 95.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 77.8 9/10
  • Public order 15.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.0 5/10
  • Other crime 6.0 8/10
  • Burglary 3.0 2/10
  • Drugs 3.0 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.0 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Borrowdale Road area has the 21st highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Bankfield , and the 110th highest crime rate of 406 local areas in Halton .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Borrowdale Road (WA8 8EP) in the last 12 months was 113.8 per 1,000 residents and was 55.1% 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 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 25.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 95.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Borrowdale Road (WA8 8EP), the main crime hotspot is near Francis Close. Police recorded 32 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 Borrowdale Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Coronation Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Francis Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Abbey Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Langdale Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Keswick Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Keswick Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Derwent Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Derwent Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Derwent Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Baron'S Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blundell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gaisgill Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Borrowdale Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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