Total Crime Rate

162.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

108.6 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 162.9 9/10
  • Violent crimes 108.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 99.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.1 7/10
  • Drugs 13.6 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.1 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.5 4/10
  • Other crime 4.5 6/10
  • Other theft 4.5 4/10
  • Public order 4.5 4/10
  • Robbery 4.5 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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

The Hove area has the 5th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Halton Lea , and the 59th 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 The Hove (WA7 6ED) in the last 12 months was 162.9 per 1,000 residents and was 1.5% lower than the Halton Lea average (165.3 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 Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 108.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Hove (WA7 6ED), the main crime hotspot is near Heysham Close. Police recorded 27 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in The Hove area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Murdishaw Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Navigation Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Spinnaker Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Spinnaker Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Compass Close Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bournemouth Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heysham Close Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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