Crime Rate in Halton Lea, ward

Halton Lea has the highest crime rate of 18 wards in Halton district and the 420th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (North West), it has the 38th highest crime rate of 795 wards.

The overall crime rate in Halton Lea in the last 12 months was 175.4 per 1,000 residents and was 83.5% higher than the Halton district average (95.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Halton Lea’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 601 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -45.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 756 (≈ 104.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 17.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Halton Lea ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Hospital Way. Police recorded 183 crimes here, including 149 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.