Total Crime Rate

118.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 118.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.4 7/10
  • Public order 19.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.8 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.8 8/10
  • Other theft 11.8 8/10
  • Burglary 7.9 8/10
  • Theft from the person 7.9 8/10
  • Other crime 3.9 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Bridgeman Road area has the 24th highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Blacon , and the 158th highest crime rate of 1,153 local areas in Cheshire West and Chester .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bridgeman Road (CH1 5LY) in the last 12 months was 118.1 per 1,000 residents and was 4.7% higher than the Blacon average (112.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 55.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 55.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bridgeman Road (CH1 5LY), the main crime hotspot is near Downham Place. Police recorded 35 crimes here, including 29 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Bridgeman Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Downham Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stratford Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Sports/Recreation Area Local resolution
Sep 2025Drugs Sumner Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sumner Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sumner Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Burglary Fisher Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Cotes Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cotes Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Downham Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cleaver Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cleaver Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Downham Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Downham Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

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