Total Crime Rate

19.5 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

14.6 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 19.5 2/10
  • Violent crimes 14.6 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.6 4/10
  • Burglary 4.9 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Heather Close area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 57 local areas in Beechwood & Heath , and the 60th lowest crime rate of 406 local areas in Halton .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Heather Close (WA7 3HW) in the last 12 months was 19.5 per 1,000 residents and was 41.9% lower than the Beechwood & Heath average (33.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 14.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -85.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Heather Close (WA7 3HW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bowland Close, where police recorded 3 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bramble Way (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Heather Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bramble Way Under investigation

Data Sources

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