Hough Green
Middle areaNorth west Halton. 7,408 people in 1.4 square kilometres.
Gigabit coverage by middle area
Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026
In Hough Green, 97.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
Recorded crime in Hough Green
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Hough Green at a rate of 89.2 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 | 377 |
| Other crime | 127 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 60 |
| Drug offences | 45 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 25 |
| Burglary | 11 |
| Vehicle crime | 8 |
| Robbery | 4 |
| Shoplifting | 4 |
| Theft from the person | 0 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Hough Green compares
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Is Hough Green safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Hough Green at a rate of 89.2 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, 58 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Hough Green.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (377), other crime (127) and anti-social behaviour (60).
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 Hough Green alone. See Halton
Hough Green in brief
The median price paid for a home in Hough Green was £145,000 in 2025.
Hough Green had 7,312 usual residents at the census.
In Hough Green, 97.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In Hough Green, 6.1% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.