Total Crime Rate
96.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Bridgewater Avenue area has the 15th highest crime rate of 30 local areas in Latchford East , and the 164th highest crime rate of 677 local areas in Warrington .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Bridgewater Avenue (WA4 1SQ) in the last 12 months was 96.5 per 1,000 residents and was 4.6% higher 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -83.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -83.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 58.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Bridgewater Avenue (WA4 1SQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 43 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Barrymore Avenue (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Latchford East| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bowman Avenue | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Budworth Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lowe Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Bowman Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bridge Avenue East | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Henshall Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bowman Avenue | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bowman Avenue | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Boydell Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Boydell Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kingsway South | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kingsway South | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Budworth Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Worsley Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mort Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Mort Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lindley Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bridge Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bridge Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bridge Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bridge Avenue | — |
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