Total Crime Rate

212.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

80.3 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 212.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 80.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 72.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 56.2 9/10
  • Drugs 20.1 10/10
  • Public order 20.1 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 20.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.1 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.0 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.0 6/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Sonoran Close area has the 9th highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Daresbury, Moore & Sandymoor , and the 43rd 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 Sonoran Close (WA7 2RY) in the last 12 months was 212.9 per 1,000 residents and was 99.1% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -37.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 80.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 900.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sonoran Close (WA7 2RY), the main crime hotspot is near Sports/Recreation Area. Police recorded 36 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Sonoran Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Brackendale Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brackendale Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Brackendale Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Central Expressway Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Winnows —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Tithings Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Fallowfield Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Penfolds Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Leaside Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order The Heys Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Glebe Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Cotton Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Halton Brook Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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