Total Crime Rate

118.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

71.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 118.7 8/10
  • Violent crimes 71.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 54.0 9/10
  • Public order 18.0 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.2 4/10
  • Burglary 7.2 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.2 6/10
  • Other theft 7.2 6/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
  • Shoplifting 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Holt Lane area has the 16th highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Daresbury, Moore & Sandymoor , and the 102nd highest crime rate of 406 local areas in Halton .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Holt Lane (WA7 2AY) in the last 12 months was 118.7 per 1,000 residents and was 11.0% higher 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 71.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Holt Lane (WA7 2AY), the main crime hotspot is near Holt Lane. Police recorded 68 crimes here, including 41 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Holt Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Holt Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holt Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holt Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holt Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holt Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holt Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holt Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Police Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Police Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Police Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holt Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Holt Lane Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Castle Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Holt Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Holt Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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