Total Crime Rate

117.5 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 117.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 87.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.7 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.4 2/10
  • Drugs 3.4 3/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Other theft 3.4 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.4 5/10
  • Public order 3.4 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Micklegate area has the 11th highest crime rate of 46 local areas in Halton Lea , and the 114th 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 Micklegate (WA7 6HT) in the last 12 months was 117.5 per 1,000 residents and was 33.0% lower than the Halton Lea average (175.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 94.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 27.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Micklegate (WA7 6HT), the main crime hotspot is near Mooring Close. Police recorded 23 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Micklegate area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mooring Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sabre Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Hitchen'S Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hitchen'S Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hitchen'S Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petersgate Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Starling Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gorsewood Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Moresby Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Dalwood Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mooring Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Micklegate Under investigation

Data Sources

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