Crime Rate in Mersey & Weston, ward

Mersey & Weston has the 8th highest crime rate of 18 wards in Halton district and the 2547th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (North West), it has the 214th highest crime rate of 795 wards.

The overall crime rate in Mersey & Weston in the last 12 months was 82.7 per 1,000 residents and was 13.5% lower than the Halton district average (95.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Mersey & Weston’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 383 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 4 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -44.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 467 (≈ 48.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Mersey & Weston ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Water Street. Police recorded 53 crimes here, including 33 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.