Total Crime Rate

29.3 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

17.6 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 29.3 3/10
  • Violent crimes 17.6 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 8.8 2/10
  • Robbery 5.9 7/10
  • Shoplifting 5.9 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.9 1/10
  • Other theft 2.9 2/10
  • Public order 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Veronica Mews area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 68 local areas in Bankfield , and the 96th lowest 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 Veronica Mews (WA8 8HT) in the last 12 months was 29.3 per 1,000 residents and was 60.0% lower 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violent crimes ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 17.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 200.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -82.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Veronica Mews (WA8 8HT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Crossway Court, where police recorded 33 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Radnor Drive (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Veronica Mews area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Mayfair Grove Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jubilee Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mayfair Grove Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Elizabeth Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mayfair Grove Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Elizabeth Terrace
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Primrose Close
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Crossway Court
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mayfair Grove Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grange Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashley Green Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eastway Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eastway Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Eastway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Eastway Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Eastway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Northway Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Northway Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashley Green Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grange Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Berry Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Berry Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Radnor Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ashley Green

Data Sources

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