Total Crime Rate

115.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

55.3 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 115.4 8/10
  • Violent crimes 55.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 48.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 26.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.8 9/10
  • Drugs 9.6 8/10
  • Other theft 4.8 5/10
  • Burglary 2.4 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.4 2/10
  • Public order 2.4 1/10
  • Robbery 2.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
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

Bridgewater Avenue area has the 10th highest crime rate of 30 local areas in Latchford East , and the 128th highest crime rate of 675 local areas in Warrington .

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 Bridgewater Avenue (WA4 1RX) in the last 12 months was 115.4 per 1,000 residents and was 39.1% higher than the Latchford East average (82.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 57.1% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 55.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bridgewater Avenue (WA4 1RX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bridge Avenue, where police recorded 29 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bridge Avenue East (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Bridgewater Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bridge Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westy Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Griffiths Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Simkin Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Davies Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Augustine'S Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bridgewater Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Moorside Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bridge Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Bridge Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brook Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bridge Avenue —
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Data Sources

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