Total Crime Rate

1052.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 1052.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 256.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 234.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 182.3 10/10
  • Public order 149.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 66.3 10/10
  • Other theft 52.5 10/10
  • Drugs 41.4 10/10
  • Robbery 24.9 10/10
  • Burglary 16.6 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.6 9/10
  • Other crime 5.5 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.8 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.8 3/10
  • 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

Earls Way area has the highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Bridgewater , and the highest crime rate of 406 local areas in Halton .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Earls Way (WA7 2WZ) in the last 12 months was 1052.5 per 1,000 residents and was 855.2% higher than the Bridgewater average (110.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 93 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -83.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 125.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 149 (≈ 411.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Earls Way (WA7 2WZ), the main crime hotspot is near Southway. Police recorded 56 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Earls Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Robbery Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Penshaw Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Seneschal Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eagles Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tawny Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Gaunts Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Southway Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Southway —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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