Total Crime Rate

83.8 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

34.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 83.8 7/10
  • Violent crimes 34.7 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.1 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.5 8/10
  • Public order 11.6 8/10
  • Drugs 8.7 8/10
  • Other theft 8.7 7/10
  • Other crime 5.8 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.8 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.9 1/10
  • Shoplifting 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

York Road area has the 33rd highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Bankfield , and the 164th highest crime rate of 406 local areas in Halton .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around York Road (WA8 8QL) in the last 12 months was 83.8 per 1,000 residents and was 14.3% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 34.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -82.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around York Road (WA8 8QL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Francis Close, where police recorded 32 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hale Road (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in York Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Abbey Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gaisgill Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wyncroft Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Andrew Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Andrew Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Andrew Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Andrew Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Coronation Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Borrowdale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Baron'S Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Langdale Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Keswick Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Francis Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Keswick Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Winchester Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Public order Addingham Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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