Halton Castlefield
Middle areaSouth east Halton. 7,851 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 5.3 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 77% of people in Halton Castlefield live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Halton Castlefield
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Halton Castlefield at a rate of 135.7 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 91.1 per 1,000 people across Halton.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 504 |
| Other crime | 205 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 94 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 85 |
| Drug offences | 73 |
| Shoplifting | 34 |
| Burglary | 33 |
| Vehicle crime | 31 |
| Robbery | 5 |
| Theft from the person | 1 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Halton Castlefield compares
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Is Halton Castlefield safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Halton Castlefield at a rate of 135.7 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 91.1 per 1,000 people across Halton.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 98 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Halton Castlefield.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (504), other crime (205) and anti-social behaviour (94).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of Halton
These figures are published for the whole of Halton, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Halton and not Halton Castlefield alone. See Halton
Halton Castlefield in brief
The median price paid for a home in Halton Castlefield was £181,500 in 2025.
Halton Castlefield had 7,670 usual residents at the census.
About 77% of people in Halton Castlefield live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Halton Castlefield, 95.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.