Total Crime Rate

55.6 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 55.6 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.5 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.7 6/10
  • Burglary 5.9 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.9 5/10
  • Drugs 5.9 6/10
  • Other crime 2.9 3/10
  • Other theft 2.9 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Bridgewater Avenue area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 30 local areas in Latchford East , and the 269th highest crime rate of 677 local areas in Warrington .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bridgewater Avenue (WA4 1SH) in the last 12 months was 55.6 per 1,000 residents and was 39.7% lower than the Latchford East average (92.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 20.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -36.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -12.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bridgewater Avenue (WA4 1SH), the main crime hotspot is near Barrymore Avenue. Police recorded 28 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Bridgewater Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Worsley Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Henshall Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Newman Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bowman Avenue Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bowman Avenue Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bowman Avenue Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mort Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Mort Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lowe Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tilston Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bridge Avenue East Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tilston Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Marsden Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Boydell Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Boydell Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kingsway South Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kingsway South Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Budworth Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Budworth Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Bowman Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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