Total Crime Rate
99.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
41.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Greenwood Drive area has the 18th highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Daresbury, Moore & Sandymoor , and the 136th 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 Greenwood Drive (WA7 1UG) in the last 12 months was 99.9 per 1,000 residents and was 6.6% lower than the Daresbury, Moore & Sandymoor average (106.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -32.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 41.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Greenwood Drive (WA7 1UG), the main crime hotspot is near Bayswater Close. Police recorded 9 crimes here, including 4 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Daresbury, Moore & Sandymoor| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Waltham Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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