Total Crime Rate

31.8 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 31.8 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.7 4/10
  • Public order 10.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.5 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Birchfield Road area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Birchfield , and the 109th 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 Birchfield Road (WA8 9EH) in the last 12 months was 31.8 per 1,000 residents and was 15.3% lower than the Birchfield average (37.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -54.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 28.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -46.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 6.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Birchfield Road (WA8 9EH), the main crime hotspot is near Clarence Avenue. Police recorded 6 crimes here, including 5 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 (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Elworth Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Buckingham Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Newbury Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Windsor Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Windsor Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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