Total Crime Rate

59.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

34.1 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 59.7 6/10
  • Violent crimes 34.1 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.3 7/10
  • Other crime 14.2 10/10
  • Other theft 5.7 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.8 3/10
  • Burglary 2.8 2/10
  • Public order 2.8 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Beech Road area has the 21st lowest crime rate of 54 local areas in Bridgewater , and the 194th 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 Beech Road (WA7 5LN) in the last 12 months was 59.7 per 1,000 residents and was 43.9% lower 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 34.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Beech Road (WA7 5LN), the main crime hotspot is near Grangemoor. Police recorded 59 crimes here, including 43 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Beech Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Larch Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Ash Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thorn Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Thorn Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Thorn Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thorn Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Morval Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thorn Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pine Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maple Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Maple Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Grangemoor Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thorn Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Public order Grangemoor Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Grangemoor Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grangemoor Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grangemoor Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grangemoor Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grangemoor Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Grangemoor Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Runcorn Spur Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thorn Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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