Total Crime Rate

49.6 per 1,000 5/10 · 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 49.6 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.7 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.0 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.0 1/10
  • Other crime 2.0 1/10
  • Other theft 2.0 1/10
  • Public order 2.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
  • 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

Hilltop area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 50 local areas in Daresbury, Moore & Sandymoor , and the 157th 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 Hilltop (WA7 6SG) in the last 12 months was 49.6 per 1,000 residents and was 47.7% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 37.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 18.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -20.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hilltop (WA7 6SG), the main crime hotspot is near Folkstone Way. Police recorded 19 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hilltop area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parkgate Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Folkstone Way Local resolution
Sep 2025Other theft Saddlers Rise Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Saddlers Rise —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Juniper Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Warren Croft Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Folkstone Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Folkstone Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Folkstone Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parkgate Way Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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