Total Crime Rate
32.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Bellingham Drive area has the 21st lowest crime rate of 58 local areas in Beechwood & Heath , and the 112th lowest crime rate of 406 local areas in Halton .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Bellingham Drive (WA7 4XN) in the last 12 months was 32.8 per 1,000 residents and was 3.8% lower than the Beechwood & Heath average (34.1 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 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 20.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Bellingham Drive (WA7 4XN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Park/Open Space, where police recorded 7 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Heathfield Gardens (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Beechwood & Heath| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Park/Open Space | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Park/Open Space | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Park/Open Space | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Park/Open Space | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Abbotts Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Heathfield Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Heathfield Gardens | — |
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