Ditton
Middle areaNorth west Halton. 7,945 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 1.5 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 83% of people in Ditton live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Ditton
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Ditton at a rate of 82.7 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 | 336 |
| Other crime | 143 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 59 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 41 |
| Drug offences | 35 |
| Vehicle crime | 18 |
| Burglary | 12 |
| Shoplifting | 8 |
| Robbery | 5 |
| Theft from the person | 0 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Ditton compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Ditton safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Ditton at a rate of 82.7 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, 54 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Ditton.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (336), other crime (143) and criminal damage and arson (59).
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 Ditton alone. See Halton
Ditton in brief
The median price paid for a home in Ditton was £170,000 in 2025.
Ditton had 7,890 usual residents at the census.
About 83% of people in Ditton live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Ditton, 98.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.