Halton crime rate Interactive maps and visualisation

Overview of Halton crime rate

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Halton’s crime level is deemed high, securing the 6th position for crime rate among 25 adjacent districts. The area reported 13,981 crimes in 2023, within a community of 128,478 people, translating to a crime rate of 108.82 crimes per 1,000 inhabitants, a 7.34% reduction from the prior year.

Prevalent crimes in Halton encompass Violence and sexual offences (42.0%), Anti-social behaviour (14.7%), and Public order offences (9.9%), with the least frequent being bicycle theft, robbery, and theft from the person.

Among Halton’s 18 wards, Central & West Bank (245.5), Halton Lea (194.0), and Mersey & Weston (160.5) report the highest crime rates, while Birchfield, Farnworth, and Beechwood & Heath are the safest.

Postcode districts within Halton highlight L24 (130.2), WA7 (113.6), and WA8 (104.7) as the areas with the highest crime rates, whereas WA8, L35, and WA4 are the safest.

In Halton, there was an increase in Anti-social behaviour, Drugs related offences, and Violence and sexual offences in 2020 and 2023. However, there has been a consistent decrease in anti-social behaviour, criminal damage and arson, public order offences, shoplifting, and violence and sexual offences over the years, indicating a varied but generally positive shift in crime trends over the period.

Halton crime incidents by crime type

A total of 13981 crime incidents were reported in 2023. Below is the breakdown by crime type.

Violence and sexual offences – 5866 (42.0)%
Anti-social behaviour – 2061 (14.7)%
Public order – 1379 (9.9)%
Criminal damage and arson – 1129 (8.1)%
Other theft – 720 (5.1)%
Drugs – 624 (4.5)%
Shoplifting – 596 (4.3)%
Burglary – 519 (3.7)%
Vehicle crime – 401 (2.9)%
Other crime – 302 (2.2)%
Possession of weapons – 166 (1.2)%
Bicycle theft – 123 (0.9)%
Robbery – 64 (0.5)%
Theft from the person – 31 (0.2)%

How does Halton compare against nearby areas ?

Halton ranks 6th when compared against 25 nearby boroughs/local administrative districts.

List of nearby boroughs/local administrative districts from high crime rate to low (2023):

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Crime rates in Halton wards

There are 18 wards within Halton. Central & West Bank, Halton Lea, Mersey & Weston has highest crime rate (crime per 1000 residents). Below map shows 2023 crime rates broken down by crime types.

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List of all 18 wards from high crime rate to low.