Total Crime Rate

439.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

325.3 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 439.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 325.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 277.1 10/10
  • Public order 42.2 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 36.1 10/10
  • Drugs 30.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.1 7/10
  • Other crime 12.1 10/10
  • Burglary 6.0 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.0 5/10
  • Other theft 6.0 6/10
  • Robbery 6.0 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Brereton Close area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Daresbury, Moore & Sandymoor , and the 9th highest crime rate of 406 local areas in Halton .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Brereton Close (WA7 2LR) in the last 12 months was 439.8 per 1,000 residents and was 311.3% 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 46 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 21.1% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 54 (≈ 325.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brereton Close (WA7 2LR), the main crime hotspot is near Merlin Close. Police recorded 43 crimes here, including 33 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Brereton Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Brereton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Primrose Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Merlin Close Local resolution
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Plantation Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Merlin Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Merlin Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Camelot Way —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Merlin Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Merlin Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Merlin Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brereton Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Merlin Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Primrose Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Merlin Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Brereton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Merlin Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meadow Row Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Norton View —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stockham Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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