Total Crime Rate

62.2 per 1,000 6/10 · 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 62.2 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.1 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.8 6/10
  • Drugs 7.8 7/10
  • Other theft 5.2 5/10
  • Public order 5.2 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.6 1/10
  • Other crime 2.6 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Halton Brook Avenue 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 Halton Brook Avenue (WA7 2NN) 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 Halton Brook Avenue (WA7 2NN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sycamore Road, where police recorded 23 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cotterill (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Halton Brook Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fernhurst Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Leaside Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Fernhurst Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fallowfield Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Fallowfield Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Burglary The Winnows Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Winnows Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Leaside Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Maple Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sycamore Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Sycamore Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sycamore Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Maple Avenue Under investigation

Data Sources

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