Total Crime Rate

197.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 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 197.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 79.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 25.2 10/10
  • Public order 21.6 9/10
  • Other theft 18.0 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.4 9/10
  • Drugs 10.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.2 4/10
  • Shoplifting 7.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.6 5/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.6 6/10
  • Theft from the person 3.6 5/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Main Street area has the 8th highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Daresbury, Moore & Sandymoor , and the 47th 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 Main Street (WA7 2AX) in the last 12 months was 197.8 per 1,000 residents and was 108.7% higher than the Daresbury, Moore & Sandymoor average (94.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -77.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 104.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -34.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 29.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Main Street (WA7 2AX), the main crime hotspot is near Holt Lane. Police recorded 60 crimes here, including 29 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Main Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Holt Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park/Open Space Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Holt Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Holt Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Holt Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Holt Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Castle Road —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Castle Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Underway —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Underway —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Holt Lane —
Sep 2025Burglary Holt Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Main Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Main Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bus/Coach Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rutland House —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Primrose Close Under investigation

Data Sources

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