Total Crime Rate

123.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 123.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.1 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.8 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 19.5 10/10
  • Other theft 13.0 9/10
  • Public order 13.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.8 7/10
  • Drugs 9.8 8/10
  • Other crime 6.5 8/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle 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
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

Lower Road area has the 19th highest crime rate of 67 local areas in Bankfield , and the 107th 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 Lower Road (WA8 8NT) in the last 12 months was 123.8 per 1,000 residents and was 61.2% higher 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -36.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 39.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 71.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lower Road (WA8 8NT), the main crime hotspot is near Old Higher Road, with 5 recorded incidents. This location is within roughly 0.3 miles of the postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Lower Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Old Higher Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Old Higher Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Old Higher Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Old Higher Road —
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Data Sources

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