Total Crime Rate
11.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
7.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Upton Rocks Mews area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 57 local areas in Birchfield , and the 34th lowest crime rate of 406 local areas in Halton .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Upton Rocks Mews (WA8 9DD) in the last 12 months was 11.6 per 1,000 residents and was 70.9% lower than the Birchfield average (39.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 7.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Upton Rocks Mews (WA8 9DD), the main crime hotspot is near Motherwell Close. Police recorded 21 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Birchfield| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Sandy Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Motherwell Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Harebell Close | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Harebell Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Stone Cross Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sandstone Mews | Under investigation |
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