Total Crime Rate

25.1 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 25.1 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 11.2 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.6 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.6 4/10
  • Public order 2.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other 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
  • 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

Ditchfield Road area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 67 local areas in Bankfield , and the 85th lowest crime rate of 406 local areas in Halton .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ditchfield Road (WA8 8HZ) in the last 12 months was 25.1 per 1,000 residents and was 67.3% lower 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( 33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 14.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ditchfield Road (WA8 8HZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Rosewood Grove, where police recorded 26 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Edinburgh Road (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Ditchfield Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brackenwood Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brackenwood Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Edinburgh Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Rosewood Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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