Total Crime Rate

58.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 58.8 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.9 7/10
  • Public order 9.8 7/10
  • Burglary 4.9 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.5 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.5 1/10
  • Other theft 2.5 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.5 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Nortonwood Lane area has the 21st lowest crime rate of 50 local areas in Daresbury, Moore & Sandymoor , and the 180th lowest crime rate of 406 local areas in Halton .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Nortonwood Lane (WA7 6QQ) in the last 12 months was 58.8 per 1,000 residents and was 38.0% lower 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 41.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 31.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Nortonwood Lane (WA7 6QQ), the main crime hotspot is near Hornbeam Close. Police recorded 10 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Nortonwood Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Long Spinney Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Long Spinney Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Long Spinney Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Saddlers Rise —
Sep 2025Other theft Saddlers Rise Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hornbeam Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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