Total Crime Rate

132.9 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 132.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 62.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 24.5 10/10
  • Drugs 10.5 8/10
  • Other theft 10.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.0 4/10
  • Public order 7.0 6/10
  • Shoplifting 7.0 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Morval Crescent area has the 15th highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Bridgewater , and the 96th 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 Morval Crescent (WA7 2QR) in the last 12 months was 132.9 per 1,000 residents and was 20.6% higher 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 69.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Morval Crescent (WA7 2QR), the main crime hotspot is near Grangemoor. Police recorded 44 crimes here, including 31 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Morval Crescent area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grangemoor Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grangemoor Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grangemoor Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Grangemoor Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Grangemoor
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sycamore Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Fernhurst Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fernhurst Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Leaside Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Leaside Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Sycamore Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sycamore Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fallowfield Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Fallowfield Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Other theft Beech Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Maple Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Maple Avenue Under investigation

Data Sources

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