Crime Rate in Halton Castle, ward

Halton Castle has the 4th highest crime rate of 18 wards in Halton district and the 1160th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (North West), it has the 112th highest crime rate of 795 wards.

The overall crime rate in Halton Castle in the last 12 months was 119.6 per 1,000 residents and was 25.1% higher than the Halton district average (95.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Halton Castle’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 413 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 60.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -20.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 517 (≈ 72.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -20.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Halton Castle ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 79 crimes here, including 36 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.