Total Crime Rate

515.8 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 515.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 183.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 160.5 10/10
  • Drugs 34.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 31.5 9/10
  • Public order 31.5 10/10
  • Other theft 28.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.3 8/10
  • Other crime 14.3 10/10
  • Burglary 11.5 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.7 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Grangeway area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Bridgewater , and the 7th 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 Grangeway (WA7 5HA) in the last 12 months was 515.8 per 1,000 residents and was 368.1% 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 64 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 75 (≈ 214.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 17.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Grangeway (WA7 5HA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 83 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Thorn Road (38 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Grangeway area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thorn Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pine Road
Sep 2025Drugs Pear Tree Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thorn Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Hemlock Close Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hemlock Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thorn Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Thorn Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cypress Grove
Sep 2025Public order Larch Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Larch Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pine Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Elm Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lime Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Beech Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thorn Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Pine Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Bamford Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bamford Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Laburnum Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Swain Close Under investigation

Data Sources

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