Total Crime Rate

78.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

60.4 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 78.6 7/10
  • Violent crimes 60.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 45.3 8/10
  • Public order 15.1 9/10
  • Burglary 9.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.0 1/10
  • Drugs 3.0 2/10
  • Other theft 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Cotton Lane area has the 26th lowest crime rate of 54 local areas in Bridgewater , and the 172nd highest 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 Cotton Lane (WA7 5ND) in the last 12 months was 78.6 per 1,000 residents and was 26.2% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 60.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -35.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cotton Lane (WA7 5ND), the main crime hotspot is near Fieldhouse Row. Police recorded 101 crimes here, including 77 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Cotton Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Brackendale Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fieldhouse Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brackendale Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Brackendale Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Central Expressway Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Fieldhouse Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Fieldhouse Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Fieldhouse Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Cotton Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Halton Brook Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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