Total Crime Rate

4956.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

2774.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 4956.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 2774.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 2055.0 10/10
  • Drugs 637.4 10/10
  • Public order 609.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 384.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 313.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 302.2 10/10
  • Other theft 192.3 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 148.4 10/10
  • Other crime 71.4 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 65.9 10/10
  • Burglary 49.5 10/10
  • Robbery 44.0 10/10
  • Theft from the person 44.0 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 38.5 10/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Bridge Street area has the highest crime rate of 65 local areas in Bewsey and Whitecross , and the highest crime rate of 675 local areas in Warrington .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bridge Street (WA1 2HS) in the last 12 months was 4956.0 per 1,000 residents and was 1666.4% higher than the Bewsey and Whitecross average (280.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 374 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 7 cases , up 133.3% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 505 (≈ 2774.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bridge Street (WA1 2HS), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 193 crimes here, including 150 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Bridge Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/106)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Prince Henry Square —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bennett Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hill Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hill Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hill Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Vernon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Egypt Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Egypt Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Egypt Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Cairo Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cairo Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hill Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bennett Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Bennett Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Mersey Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bridge Foot Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bridge Foot Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bridge Foot Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bridge Foot Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Bridge Foot Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Bridge Foot Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Bridge Foot Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Bridge Foot Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Bridge Foot Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Bridge Foot Local resolution
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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