Total Crime Rate

192.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Nov 2024 - Oct 2025

Violent Crime Rate

43.9 per 1,000 7/10 · High

Nov 2024 - Oct 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 192.8 9/10
  • Other theft 47.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 43.9 7/10
  • Theft from the person 42.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.9 7/10
  • Drugs 21.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.6 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.3 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.0 6/10
  • Public order 8.0 6/10
  • Burglary 2.7 2/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Nov 2024 - Oct 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

The Brackens area has the 10th highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Daresbury, Moore & Sandymoor , and the 48th highest crime rate of 406 local areas in Halton .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Brackens (WA4 4GD) in the last 12 months was 192.8 per 1,000 residents and was 107.2% higher than the Daresbury, Moore & Sandymoor average (93.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 36 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 255.6% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 43.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Brackens (WA4 4GD), the main crime hotspot is near The Brackens. Police recorded 11 crimes here, including 7 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in The Brackens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (1/1)
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MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
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Data Sources

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