Total Crime Rate

741.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

367.7 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 741.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 367.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 212.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 180.7 10/10
  • Public order 116.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 51.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 38.7 9/10
  • Other crime 32.3 10/10
  • Other theft 25.8 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 25.8 10/10
  • Burglary 19.4 10/10
  • Drugs 19.4 10/10
  • Robbery 12.9 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.5 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Norton Hill area has the highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Daresbury, Moore & Sandymoor , and the 4th 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 Norton Hill (WA7 6QF) in the last 12 months was 741.9 per 1,000 residents and was 594.0% 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 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 57 (≈ 367.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Norton Hill (WA7 6QF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 63 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Woodridge (38 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Norton Hill area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Windmill Hill Avenue South Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Woodridge Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Hornbeam Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Norton Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodridge Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodridge Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Woodridge Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Woodridge Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Woodridge Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Woodridge Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Woodridge Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Woodridge —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Woodridge —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Norton Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Windmill Hill Avenue South Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gooseberry Lane —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Culford Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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