Total Crime Rate
32.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
26.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Bridge Close area has the 9th highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Willaston and Rope , and the 510th lowest crime rate of 1,263 local areas in Cheshire East .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Bridge Close (CW2 6RL) in the last 12 months was 32.8 per 1,000 residents and was 0.6% higher than the Willaston and Rope average (32.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -22.2% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 26.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 22.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Bridge Close (CW2 6RL), the main crime hotspot is near Eastern Road. Police recorded 13 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Willaston and Rope| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Eastern Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Freshfields | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Salander Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rope Bank Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Eastern Road | Under investigation |
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