Total Crime Rate

825.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 825.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 283.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 238.7 10/10
  • Public order 96.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 51.6 10/10
  • Burglary 38.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 32.3 10/10
  • Other crime 32.3 10/10
  • Drugs 19.4 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 12.9 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.5 8/10
  • Other theft 6.5 6/10
  • Robbery 6.5 8/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Norton Hill area has the highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Daresbury, Moore & Sandymoor , and the 3rd 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 825.8 per 1,000 residents and was 771.0% higher than the Daresbury, Moore & Sandymoor average (94.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 44 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -53.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 62 (≈ 400.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 31.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -4.9% 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 56 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Norton Hill (29 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 (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodridge Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hornbeam Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
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Data Sources

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