Total Crime Rate
91.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
68.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Gaunts Way area has the 20th highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Bridgewater , and the 145th highest crime rate of 406 local areas in Halton .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Gaunts Way (WA7 2FW) in the last 12 months was 91.6 per 1,000 residents and was 13.9% lower than the Bridgewater average (106.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 68.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Gaunts Way (WA7 2FW), the main crime hotspot is near Tawny Court. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Halton Lea| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Spennymoor Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Rosam Court | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hobby Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hobby Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Roemarsh Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | King James Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Gaunts Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Gaunts Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Gaunts Way | Under investigation |
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