Total Crime Rate

36.9 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

27.7 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 36.9 4/10
  • Violent crimes 27.7 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.5 5/10
  • Public order 7.4 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.7 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 1.9 1/10
  • Other theft 1.9 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.9 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 1.9 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Wallsend Court area has the 18th highest crime rate of 57 local areas in Birchfield , and the 124th lowest crime rate of 406 local areas in Halton .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wallsend Court (WA8 9WE) in the last 12 months was 36.9 per 1,000 residents and was 7.2% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 27.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wallsend Court (WA8 9WE), the main crime hotspot is near Colvend Way. Police recorded 41 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wallsend Court area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Colvend Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Motherwell Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Colvend Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Colvend Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Colvend Way Under investigation

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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