Total Crime Rate

34.6 per 1,000 4/10 · 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 34.6 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.7 4/10
  • Other crime 7.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 7.7 2/10
  • Drugs 3.9 4/10
  • Other theft 3.9 4/10
  • Public order 3.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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 19th lowest crime rate of 67 local areas in Bankfield , and the 114th 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 8JX) in the last 12 months was 34.6 per 1,000 residents and was 54.9% lower than the Bankfield average (76.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 11.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ditchfield Road (WA8 8JX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hough Green, where police recorded 17 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 2025Public order Hough Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hough Green Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Acrefield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Edinburgh Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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