Crime in Halton
Recorded crime in Halton is 1.1 times the England and Wales average. Over 5 years it has fallen 13%. Most of the harm comes from violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences). Police data to August 2026.
131,543 residents in 80 neighbourhoods. 1% live in busy town or city centres.
- Safety in the UK
- 3/10Above average crime
- Safety in the world
- 7/10Low crime
- Living
- 7.2/10Good
- 5-year change
- −13%fewer crimes
Crime over 5 years
Down 13% in 5 years Recorded crimes in Halton, anti-social behaviour left out.
What is recorded
Crime severity: 1.1× the England and Wales average. 91 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year.
- Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences): 72% of the harm here
- Burglary: 10% of the harm here
- Drugs: 4% of the harm here
"Violence and sexual offences" is 72% of the harm here. It is a broad police category: most of these crimes are assaults without injury, harassment and threats, often indoors between people who know each other, and only a small part are sexual or serious violent offences. Police data does not say which, so each one is weighted at the England and Wales average for the category, which can overstate a quiet residential area.
Anti-social behaviour: 21 incidents per 1,000 residents a year, not scored. Not a crime, so it is not part of the Safety score.
Crime by type
Recorded crimes per 1,000 residents per year, most serious first, not counting anti-social behaviour.
| Type | Per 1,000 a year |
|---|---|
| Robbery | 0.6 |
| Burglary | 3.8 |
| Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences) | 42.3 |
| Drugs | 3.5 |
| Possession of weapons (knives and other weapons) | 0.8 |
| Other crime | 2.1 |
| Other theft | 5.1 |
| Theft from the person (pickpocketing, bag snatching) | 0.3 |
| Vehicle crime (cars stolen and broken into) | 3.2 |
| Criminal damage and arson (vandalism) | 9.5 |
| Public order | 13.9 |
| Bicycle theft | 0.9 |
| Shoplifting | 5.1 |
What crimes are recorded in Halton
85.2 crimes per 1,000 residents were recorded in Halton in 2025/26 (England and Wales: 83.2).
Our total for April 2025 to March 2026: 10,702. Home Office recorded crime: 11,209 (5% apart).
Crimes recorded by the police, April 2025 to March 2026. Source: Home Office, police recorded crime by community safety partnership.
| Type | Crimes in 2025/26 | Per 1,000 residents | Change on 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cars stolen | 185 | 1.4 | Up 3% |
| Cars broken into | 108 | 0.82 | Down 22% |
| Vehicle tampering | 60 | 0.46 | Down 10% |
| Vandalism to homes | 247 | 1.9 | Down 18% |
| Vandalism to other buildings | 87 | 0.66 | Down 24% |
| Vandalism to vehicles | 269 | 2.0 | Up 5% |
| Arson | 32 | 0.24 | Up 14% |
| Burglary of homes | 200 | 1.5 | Down 26% |
| Burglary of businesses | 89 | 0.68 | Down 5% |
| Homicide (murder and manslaughter) | 0 | - | - |
| Carrying a knife or blade | 76 | 0.58 | Down 5% |
| Carrying other weapons (including guns) | 69 | 0.52 | Up 35% |
| Robbery of people | 62 | 0.47 | Down 33% |
| Robbery of businesses | 36 | 0.27 | Up 125% |
| Violence with injury | 1,203 | 9.1 | Down 13% |
| Violence without injury | 1,760 | 13.4 | Down 13% |
| Stalking and harassment | 2,118 | 16.1 | Down 8% |
| Sexual offences | 570 | 4.3 | Down 6% |
| Shoplifting | 500 | 3.8 | Down 41% |
| Bicycle theft | 88 | 0.67 | Down 18% |
| Theft from the person (pickpocketing, bag snatching) | 60 | 0.46 | Down 23% |
| Drug dealing | 199 | 1.5 | Up 90% |
| Drug possession | 576 | 4.4 | Down 10% |
Under 10 a year: no rate or change, the numbers are too small to compare. These are council-area figures: police.uk street-level data, used for the map and the Safety score, only has the broad categories, and no source publishes murders or stabbings by street.
Cheshire Police area: 487 offences involving a knife or sharp instrument in 2025/26 (567 the year before). This covers the whole police force area, not only Halton.
Source: Home Office, police recorded knife crime by police force.
How often crimes lead to a charge
In Halton, 13% of crimes reported between September 2024 and August 2025 led to someone being charged or summonsed (England and Wales: 9%).
- Charged or summonsed
- Caution or other action
- Suspect found, not prosecuted
- No suspect identified
- Still open
Show as a table
| Type | Crimes | Charged or summonsed | Caution or other action | Suspect found, not prosecuted | No suspect identified | Still open |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences) | 5,813 | 11% | 8% | 65% | 11% | 4% |
| Public order | 1,299 | 14% | 3% | 52% | 27% | 4% |
| Criminal damage and arson (vandalism) | 838 | 12% | 7% | 27% | 52% | 3% |
| Other theft | 632 | 4% | 1% | 27% | 63% | 5% |
| Drugs | 622 | 30% | 49% | 11% | 4% | 7% |
| Shoplifting | 571 | 30% | 3% | 14% | 51% | 2% |
| Vehicle crime (cars stolen and broken into) | 366 | 6% | 0% | 13% | 78% | 4% |
| Burglary | 362 | 6% | 0% | 23% | 66% | 5% |
| Other crime | 337 | 19% | 5% | 59% | 10% | 7% |
| Possession of weapons (knives and other weapons) | 116 | 42% | 1% | 34% | 17% | 6% |
| Robbery | 100 | 14% | 5% | 49% | 32% | 0% |
| Bicycle theft | 82 | 5% | 0% | 11% | 84% | 0% |
Uses the latest outcome police have recorded so far. 4% of these crimes are still open, so the final figures may be a little higher.
Towns and cities in Halton
Postcode districts in Halton
Questions about crime in Halton
- Is Halton a safe place to live?
- Halton scores 3 out of 10 for safety (above average crime), compared with every neighbourhood in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.
- Is crime going up or down in Halton?
- Down 13% over 5 years, from 12,311 recorded crimes a year to 10,722.
- What is the most common crime in Halton?
- The most common recorded crime is violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences), about 42 per 1,000 residents a year.
- How often does crime lead to a charge in Halton?
- In Halton, 13% of crimes reported between September 2024 and August 2025 led to someone being charged or summonsed (England and Wales: 9%). 26% were closed without a suspect being identified.
- How many burglaries are solved in Halton?
- Of 362 burglaries reported in Halton between September 2024 and August 2025, 6% led to someone being charged or summonsed and 66% were closed with no suspect identified.
- How many cars are stolen in Halton?
- In Halton, the police recorded 185 cars stolen in 2025/26 (April 2025 to March 2026), 1.4 per 1,000 residents, up 3% on the year before.
- Is vandalism common in Halton?
- 603 acts of vandalism to homes, other buildings and vehicles were recorded in Halton in 2025/26, 4.6 per 1,000 residents, about the England and Wales average.
- How many murders were there in Halton last year?
- No homicides (murder or manslaughter) were recorded in Halton in 2025/26, against 0 the year before.