Total Crime Rate

44.1 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 44.1 4/10
  • Public order 13.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.6 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.4 2/10
  • Burglary 3.4 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.4 2/10
  • Other theft 3.4 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Norleane Crescent area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 54 local areas in Bridgewater , and the 145th lowest crime rate of 406 local areas in Halton .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Norleane Crescent (WA7 5EU) in the last 12 months was 44.1 per 1,000 residents and was 60.0% lower 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 27.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -13.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Norleane Crescent (WA7 5EU), the main crime hotspot is near Hemlock Close. Police recorded 45 crimes here, including 29 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Norleane Crescent area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hemlock Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Windsor Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Rydal Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Laburnum Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Rydal Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Hemlock Close Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lime Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Norleane Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Norleane Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Norleane Crescent Under investigation

Data Sources

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