Total Crime Rate

150.0 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 150.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 88.5 10/10
  • Drugs 19.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.5 7/10
  • Public order 11.5 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.7 9/10
  • Other theft 7.7 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.9 2/10
  • 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Willow Close area has the 10th highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Bridgewater , and the 75th 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 Willow Close (WA7 5EY) in the last 12 months was 150.0 per 1,000 residents and was 36.1% 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 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 100.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Willow Close (WA7 5EY), 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 Willow Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
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
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Data Sources

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