Total Crime Rate
149.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
105.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Saxon Road area has the 11th highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Bridgewater , and the 69th 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 Saxon Road (WA7 5XA) in the last 12 months was 149.8 per 1,000 residents and was 40.8% 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 49 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -55.6% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 54 (≈ 105.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 42.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Saxon Road (WA7 5XA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Wadham Close, where police recorded 18 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Worcester Court (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Bridgewater| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Picton Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Grange Park Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Halton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Halton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Stonehills Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Porter Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Lansbrook Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Wadham Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Saxon Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Kent Grove | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Stenhills Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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