Total Crime Rate

53.6 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

42.9 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 53.6 5/10
  • Violent crimes 42.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 37.5 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.4 3/10
  • Public order 5.4 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.7 1/10
  • Other theft 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Hale Road area has the 28th lowest crime rate of 68 local areas in Bankfield , and the 179th 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 Hale Road (WA8 8QA) in the last 12 months was 53.6 per 1,000 residents and was 26.9% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 42.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hale Road (WA8 8QA), the main crime hotspot is near Hale Road. Police recorded 27 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hale Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wyncroft Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Andrew Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Andrew Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Andrew Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Winchester Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Addingham Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Andrew Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Abbey Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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