Total Crime Rate

43.7 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

19.1 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 43.7 4/10
  • Violent crimes 19.1 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.9 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 10.9 3/10
  • Public order 8.2 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.5 4/10
  • Other theft 5.5 5/10
  • Burglary 2.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Birchfield Road area has the 21st lowest crime rate of 75 local areas in Appleton , and the 145th lowest crime rate of 406 local areas in Halton .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Birchfield Road (WA8 9EF) in the last 12 months was 43.7 per 1,000 residents and was 72.9% lower than the Appleton average (161.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 19.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Birchfield Road (WA8 9EF), the main crime hotspot is near Devon Place. Police recorded 20 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Birchfield Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Balham Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Devon Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cornwall Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Birchfield Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victoria Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sefton Avenue —
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Data Sources

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