Total Crime Rate
19.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
6.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Marsh Hall Road area has the 24th lowest crime rate of 57 local areas in Birchfield , and the 64th 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 Marsh Hall Road (WA8 9LT) in the last 12 months was 19.9 per 1,000 residents and was 50.0% lower than the Birchfield average (39.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -83.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Marsh Hall Road (WA8 9LT), the main crime hotspot is near Chadwick Lane. Police recorded 12 crimes here, including 5 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Farnworth| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Commodore Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Dragon Yard | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Dragon Yard | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Barrow'S Row | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Scampton Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Grove House Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Commodore Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Claremont Drive | Under investigation |
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