Sandymoor, Daresbury & Preston Brook
Middle areaEast Halton. 10,220 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 21 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 54% of people in Sandymoor, Daresbury & Preston Brook live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Sandymoor, Daresbury & Preston Brook
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Sandymoor, Daresbury & Preston Brook at a rate of 70.7 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 | 284 |
| Other crime | 146 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 119 |
| Drug offences | 67 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 42 |
| Shoplifting | 28 |
| Vehicle crime | 18 |
| Burglary | 12 |
| Theft from the person | 7 |
| Robbery | 0 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Sandymoor, Daresbury & Preston Brook compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Sandymoor, Daresbury & Preston Brook safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Sandymoor, Daresbury & Preston Brook at a rate of 70.7 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, 158 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Sandymoor, Daresbury & Preston Brook.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (284), other crime (146) and anti-social behaviour (119).
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 Sandymoor, Daresbury & Preston Brook alone. See Halton
Sandymoor, Daresbury & Preston Brook in brief
The median price paid for a home in Sandymoor, Daresbury & Preston Brook was £339,998 in 2025.
Sandymoor, Daresbury & Preston Brook had 9,317 usual residents at the census.
About 54% of people in Sandymoor, Daresbury & Preston Brook live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Sandymoor, Daresbury & Preston Brook, 92.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.