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Crime in WA7 4

How much crime is recorded in WA7 4, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Halton
Region
North West
Population
15,188 (2024)
Crime

How safe is WA7 4

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 23.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in WA7 4, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
23.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
43
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

What crime is recorded

Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).

WA7 4National
Violence and sexual offences19.523.6
Shoplifting19.08.4
Burglary5.29.1
Public order4.54.6
Anti-social behaviour3.810.7
Criminal damage and arson3.04.7
Drugs3.02.4
Other theft2.84.5
Vehicle crime1.93.5
Other crime1.31.5
Possession of weapons0.90.9
Robbery0.61.4
Bicycle theft0.21.0
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 7% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025

Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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