Crime Rate in Bridgewater, ward

Bridgewater has the 5th highest crime rate of 18 wards in Halton district and the 1404th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (North West), it has the 133rd highest crime rate of 795 wards.

The overall crime rate in Bridgewater in the last 12 months was 110.2 per 1,000 residents and was 15.3% higher than the Halton district average (95.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Bridgewater’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 442 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 40.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 558 (≈ 65.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -1.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Bridgewater ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Penkeths Lane. Police recorded 49 crimes here, including 34 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.