Total Crime Rate

116.2 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 116.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 59.9 9/10
  • Public order 17.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.1 6/10
  • Other theft 10.6 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.0 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.5 3/10
  • Drugs 3.5 4/10
  • 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
  • Shoplifting 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 16th highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Bridgewater , and the 116th 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 2QS) in the last 12 months was 116.2 per 1,000 residents and was 5.5% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 77.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 15.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Morval Crescent (WA7 2QS), the main crime hotspot is near Lavender Close. Police recorded 29 crimes here, including 17 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 2025Other theft Beech Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Runcorn Spur Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Maple Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Maple Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sycamore Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Sycamore Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sycamore Road 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

Data Sources

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