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Upton Rocks

Middle area

North west Halton. 9,555 people in 2.4 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by middle area

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 94% of people in Upton Rocks live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Median sale price
£311,000
Joint 3,301st most expensive of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
9,453
1,643rd most populated of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
94%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
96.6%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

Recorded crime in Upton Rocks

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Upton Rocks at a rate of 41.7 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.

Recorded by police, 12 months to August 2026
Kind of crimeRecorded
Violence and sexual offences186
Other crime71
Anti-social behaviour57
Criminal damage and arson28
Vehicle crime28
Shoplifting12
Drug offences10
Burglary6
Robbery0
Theft from the person0

Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026

How Upton Rocks compares

Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.

Upton RocksMiddle
Median sale price16 middle areas, Halton · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in Halton16 areas from £120,000 to £339,998. The middle area is £175,500. Upton Rocks is £311,000.
£311,0002nd most expensive
Population16 middle areas, Halton · 2021
Population: every middle area in Halton16 areas from 6,251 to 10,654. The middle area is 7,774. Upton Rocks is 9,453.
9,4533rd most populated
People in radon Affected Area squares16 middle areas, Halton · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every middle area in Halton16 areas from 0.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 80.0%. Upton Rocks is 94.0%.
94%joint 4th most people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage16 middle areas, Halton · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in Halton16 areas from 92.3% to 99.5%. The middle area is 96.4%. Upton Rocks is 96.6%.
96.6%8th highest

Is Upton Rocks safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Upton Rocks at a rate of 41.7 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, 24 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Upton Rocks.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (186), other crime (71) and anti-social behaviour (57).

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 Upton Rocks alone. See Halton

Average house price
£194,727
Up 1.8% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£35,187
70th lowest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
5.5×
Joint 59th most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
31.1
Joint 31st most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Upton Rocks in brief

The median price paid for a home in Upton Rocks was £311,000 in 2025.

Upton Rocks had 9,453 usual residents at the census.

About 94% of people in Upton Rocks live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Upton Rocks, 96.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.