Total Crime Rate

375.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

174.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 375.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 174.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 131.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 123.2 9/10
  • Public order 28.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.9 8/10
  • Drugs 17.2 9/10
  • Other theft 11.5 8/10
  • Robbery 11.5 9/10
  • Other crime 8.6 9/10
  • Burglary 5.7 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.7 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.7 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Grangeway area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Bridgewater , and the 12th 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 375.4 per 1,000 residents and was 252.7% higher than the Bridgewater average (106.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 46 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 61 (≈ 174.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Grangeway (WA7 5HA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hemlock Close, where police recorded 48 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Thorn Road (30 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
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pine Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hemlock Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Linkway Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Linkway Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Linkway Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hemlock Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Almond Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lilac Crescent Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hemlock Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Poplar Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hemlock Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Thorn Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Bamford Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Thorn Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thorn Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thorn Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thorn Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lynn Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thorn Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Willow Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thorn Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Larch Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Ash Grove Under investigation

Data Sources

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