Total Crime Rate

173.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

107.7 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 173.1 9/10
  • Violent crimes 107.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 88.5 10/10
  • Other theft 15.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.5 6/10
  • Drugs 11.5 9/10
  • Public order 11.5 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.7 9/10
  • Other crime 7.7 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.7 9/10
  • Burglary 3.9 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.9 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.9 4/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · 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 7th highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Bridgewater , and the 53rd 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 Grangeway (WA7 5JA) in the last 12 months was 173.1 per 1,000 residents and was 62.6% 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 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 107.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Grangeway (WA7 5JA), 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 2026Public order Thorn Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thorn Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Linkway Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Bamford Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hemlock Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hemlock Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pine Road 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 2026Shoplifting Linkway Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thorn Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lynn Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Walpole Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Walpole Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Poplar Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Willow Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hemlock Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Larch Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hemlock Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Linkway Under investigation

Data Sources

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