Total Crime Rate
142.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Dalton Street area has the 12th highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Bridgewater , and the 84th 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 Dalton Street (WA7 5NW) in the last 12 months was 142.4 per 1,000 residents and was 29.2% higher than the Bridgewater average (110.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 300.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 72.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Dalton Street (WA7 5NW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Castle Rise, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Halton Road (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Bridgewater| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Castle Rise | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tenby Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Manor Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Manor Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Ashley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ashley Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Castle Rise | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Castle Rise | Under investigation |
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