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April 2026 Source: Police.uk

Crime in WA7: Crime Rate & Statistics 2026

WA7 recorded 504 crimes in April 2026 — a crime rate of 7.43 per 1,000 residents. Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for the largest share of crime at 45.8% of all offences recorded. Crime is down 15.3% compared to the same period last year.

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Key Statistics

  • monitoring92.02 crimes per 1,000 residents annually
  • assignment504 crimes recorded in April 2026
  • trending_downCrime down 15.3% year-on-year
Data Sources:Police.ukONS Census 2021HM Land Registry Period: April 2026 • Updated monthly

Total Crimes

504
trending_down -11.1% vs last month

Annual Crime Rate

92.02per 1k
Moderate

Active Postcodes

1,989

Within WA7 district

Halton

67,845

Estimated population

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Incident Distribution

Top Locations
Location ReferenceCrime BreakdownPrimary Count
Holt Lane Map
total: 11 Violence and sexual offences: 7 Public order: 2
11
Woodridge Map
total: 10 Public order: 5 Anti-social behaviour: 2
10
Merlin Close Map
total: 9 Violence and sexual offences: 7 Other crime: 1
9
Water Street Map
total: 8 Violence and sexual offences: 3 Public order: 2
8
Penkeths Lane Map
total: 8 Violence and sexual offences: 5 Bicycle theft: 1
8
Downs Road Map
total: 8 Violence and sexual offences: 8
8
Grangemoor Map
total: 8 Violence and sexual offences: 4 Public order: 3
8
Thorn Road Map
total: 7 Violence and sexual offences: 5 Public order: 2
7
The Brackens Map
total: 7 Anti-social behaviour: 7
7
Norley Lane Map
total: 7 Criminal damage and arson: 6 Violence and sexual offences: 1
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Crime Breakdown

April 2026
504 Total
Violence & Sexual Offences
231
45.8%
Public Order
62
12.3%
Anti-social Behaviour
41
8.1%
Criminal Damage & Arson
37
7.3%
Drug Offences
27
5.4%
Other Theft
25
5.0%
Shoplifting
25
5.0%
Other Crime
21
4.2%
Vehicle Crime
14
2.8%
Burglary
8
1.6%
Weapons Possession
7
1.4%
Robbery
3
0.6%
Bicycle Theft
2
0.4%
Theft from Person
1
0.2%

Crime Analysis: WA7

Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for more than a third of all recorded crime in WA7 (45.8%). Public Order (12.3%) and Anti-social Behaviour (8.1%) are the next most common categories.

Compared to the same period last year, crime in WA7 has fallen sharply — by 15.3%. The 12-month trend chart above shows where this change is concentrated across individual offence categories.

Crime figures for WA7 are sourced from the Police.uk open data platform and weighted against ONS 2021 Census population estimates to produce comparable per-resident rates. Data is updated monthly, typically 1–2 months after the end of each reporting period.

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Growth Analysis

Month-on-Monthtrending_down -11.1%
Year-on-Yeartrending_down -15.3%
12m Rolling Trendtrending_down -1.4%

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Crime rates are calculated per 1,000 residents using ONS Census 2021 population data. Rankings cover all 0 local authorities in England & Wales.

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