Total Crime Rate

85.9 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 85.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.2 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.7 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.7 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.8 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.9 6/10
  • Drugs 3.9 4/10
  • Other crime 3.9 5/10
  • Other theft 3.9 4/10
  • Public order 3.9 4/10
  • Burglary 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
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Heath Road area has the 27th highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Bridgewater , and the 166th 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 Heath Road (WA7 5SZ) in the last 12 months was 85.9 per 1,000 residents and was 22.0% lower than the Bridgewater average (110.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -72.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 39.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -13.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Heath Road (WA7 5SZ), the main crime hotspot is near Windmill Street. Police recorded 28 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Heath Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Windmill Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Union Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Picton Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Picton Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Sutton Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Marina Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sewell Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sewell Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Windmill Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Windmill Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Windmill Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Windmill Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Windmill Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Windmill Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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