Appleton - Widnes vs Halton Brook

Appleton - Widnes has a safety score of 8/100 (High Crime) and recorded 1,602 crimes in the last 12 months. Halton Brook has a safety score of 3/100 (High Crime) with 948 crimes. Appleton - Widnes scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Appleton - Widnes shows a year-on-year crime trend of +1.8% — meaning total crimes rose compared to the same period the prior year. Halton Brook shows +55.9% (rising). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Appleton - Widnes, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (625 incidents). In Halton Brook, it is Violent Crime (430 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Appleton - Widnes recorded 193 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Halton Brook recorded 84. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Appleton - Widnes totalled 625 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 430 in Halton Brook. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Appleton - Widnes recorded 1,574 crimes (now 1,602, a change of +1.8%). Halton Brook recorded 608 crimes previously (now 948, +55.9%).

The resolution rate is the percentage of recorded crimes that resulted in a formal outcome — such as a charge, caution, penalty notice, or community resolution. Appleton - Widnes has a resolution rate of 28.9% and Halton Brook has 28.7%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Appleton - Widnes falls within the Cheshire Constabulary boundary. Halton Brook is covered by Cheshire Constabulary. Each force operates independently and publishes crime data through the national UK Police API.

CrimeRadar uses 36 months of official recorded crime data from the UK Police API, updated each month. The safety score combines crime volume relative to the force average, year-on-year trend direction, and resolution rate. All figures are based on crimes recorded within each police-defined neighbourhood boundary.

Yes — CrimeRadar has individual crime map pages for both Appleton - Widnes and Halton Brook. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.