Total Crime Rate
115.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
66.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Halebank Road area has the 20th highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Bankfield , and the 106th 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 Halebank Road (WA8 8NB) in the last 12 months was 115.2 per 1,000 residents and was 57.0% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 60.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -11.1% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 66.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Halebank Road (WA8 8NB), the main crime hotspot is near Sports/Recreation Area. Police recorded 38 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Ditton, Hale Village & Halebank| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Sports/Recreation Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Cock Lane Ends | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Sports/Recreation Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Sports/Recreation Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Cock Lane Ends | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Baguley Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
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