Area type
Unitary Authority
Population
128,577
Murder rate
0.8
Burglary rate
372.5
Drug offences rate
303.3
Weapon offences rate
55.2
All crime rates are the total number of reported incidents per 100,000 population
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The crime rate in Halton is 10,416 incidents per 100,000 population, according to figures published by the ONS for the year ending July 2022. In the year ending July 2022, there were 13,392 incidents of crime, a 420 decrease in incidents when compared to the previous year. Compare crime rate by area.
The number of incidents of crime in Halton fell by 3.0% between the years ending July 2021 and July 2022. Between 2011 and 2021, crime incidents on average grew by 4.5% per year.
There were 6,296 violent crime incidents (violent crime rate 4,897) in Halton in the year ending July 2022. The chance of being involved in a violent crime incident in Halton is about a 4.90% chance per year.
There were 2,225 incidents of theft (theft crime rate 1,730) in Halton in the year ending July 2022. The chance of being involved in an incident of theft in Halton is about a 1.73% chance per year.
The murder rate or homicide rate in Halton is 0.8. There were 1 recorded murders in the year ending July 2022 in Halton, a decrease of when compared to the previous year.
Between the year ending July 2021 and the year ending July 2022, there was an overall 3% reduction in crime in Halton. In England, crime increased by 11.3% year on year.
The fastest-growing type of crime in Halton is Theft from the person which changed by 185.7% in the last year. In England, the largest growing type of crime was Theft from the person which changed by 63.8% in the last year
The type of crime that saw the biggest reduction in the last year in Halton was Shoplifting which changed by -15.0% in the last year. In England, the largest declinings type of crime was Drug offences which decreased by 12.2% in the last year
Incidents of violence with injury in Halton have risen by 81.6% between 2011 and 2021 from 817 to 1,484 incidents per year.
Stabbings and shootings in Halton are grouped into either violence resulting in injury if wounding occurred, or homicide if death occurred.
Violence crimes include Violence with injury (wounding and assault with minor injury), violence without injury (where the victim is punched, kicked, pushed or jostled with no resulting injury), homicide, death or serious injury by dangerous driving, and stalking and harassment.
Incidents of Residential Burglary in Halton have fallen by 5.0% between 2011 and 2021 from 439 to 417 incidents per year. Incidents of vehicle theft have decreased by 59.3% from 924 to 376 per year.
Theft crimes include Bicycle theft, Domestic burglary, Vehicle-related theft offences and other household theft offences. Domestic burglary figures are not available for 2018.
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Recorded incidents of crime in Halton between June 2021 and July 2022, split by type of crime. Includes total incidents of crime, crime rate (incidents per 100,000 population), and incidents as a percentage of the total number of crimes.
Type | Incidents | crime rate | Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stalking and harassment | 2,717 | 2,113 | 20% |
| Public order offences | 2,178 | 1,694 | 16% |
| Violence without injury | 2,071 | 1,611 | 15% |
| Violence with injury | 1,507 | 1,172 | 11% |
| Criminal damage | 1,373 | 1,068 | 10% |
| All other theft offences | 668 | 520 | 5% |
| Sexual offences | 476 | 370 | 4% |
| Shoplifting | 476 | 370 | 4% |
| Drug offences | 390 | 303 | 3% |
| Vehicle offences | 381 | 296 | 3% |
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Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2022. ONS Local statistics, Home Office - Police Recorded Crime