Total Crime Rate

80.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 80.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 47.3 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.3 8/10
  • Public order 8.8 7/10
  • Other crime 5.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 1.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 1.8 1/10
  • Drugs 1.8 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.8 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Brackendale area has the 25th lowest crime rate of 54 local areas in Bridgewater , and the 175th highest crime rate of 406 local areas in Halton .

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 Brackendale (WA7 2EF) in the last 12 months was 80.6 per 1,000 residents and was 26.9% lower than the Bridgewater average (110.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 57.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -9.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brackendale (WA7 2EF), the main crime hotspot is near Fieldhouse Row. Police recorded 97 crimes here, including 73 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Brackendale area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Davenport Row Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Grangemoor Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Winnows Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fallowfield Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Leaside Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Leaside Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fernhurst Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Fernhurst Local resolution
Sep 2025Burglary Fieldhouse Row Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Fieldhouse Row Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Fieldhouse Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Fieldhouse Row Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Fallowfield Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grangemoor Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grangemoor Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grangemoor Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Grangemoor
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Fieldhouse Row Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Cotton Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cotton Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Halton Lodge Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Davenport Row Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fieldhouse Row Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fieldhouse Row Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary The Winnows Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fieldhouse Row Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fieldhouse Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Fieldhouse Row Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Fieldhouse Row Awaiting court outcome

Data Sources

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