Total Crime Rate
62.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Fallowfield area has the 22nd lowest crime rate of 54 local areas in Bridgewater , and the 195th lowest crime rate of 406 local areas in Halton .
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 Fallowfield (WA7 2NG) in the last 12 months was 62.2 per 1,000 residents and was 43.6% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 36.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -20.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Fallowfield (WA7 2NG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sports/Recreation Area, where police recorded 27 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Brackendale (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Bridgewater| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Fallowfield | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Fernhurst | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Castle Rise | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Castle Rise | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | The Winnows | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Leaside | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Leaside | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Fernhurst | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | The Winnows | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Fallowfield | Further investigation is not in the public interest |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Penfolds | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | The Heys | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Castle Rise | Under investigation |
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