Total Crime Rate

216.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

87.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 216.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 87.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 50.7 8/10
  • Public order 36.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 32.3 9/10
  • Drugs 32.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.8 8/10
  • Other crime 13.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 13.8 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.8 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.6 7/10
  • Other theft 4.6 5/10
  • 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

Broughton Way area has the 5th highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Bankfield , and the 41st 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 Broughton Way (WA8 8YX) in the last 12 months was 216.6 per 1,000 residents and was 195.2% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 600.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 87.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Broughton Way (WA8 8YX), the main crime hotspot is near Blackburne Avenue. Police recorded 15 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Broughton Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Foundry Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Foundry Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Baynard Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Foundry Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Blackburne Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Foundry Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wellingford Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Foundry Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Baynard Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Baynard Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blackburne Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blackburne Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blackburne Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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