Total Crime Rate

193.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 193.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 101.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.8 8/10
  • Drugs 19.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.4 8/10
  • Public order 12.4 8/10
  • Burglary 5.0 5/10
  • Other crime 5.0 7/10
  • Other theft 5.0 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.5 2/10
  • Robbery 2.5 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.5 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Whitchurch Way area has the 8th highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Bridgewater , and the 52nd highest crime rate of 406 local areas in Halton .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Whitchurch Way (WA7 5YP) in the last 12 months was 193.1 per 1,000 residents and was 75.2% higher 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 41 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 700.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 47 (≈ 116.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Whitchurch Way (WA7 5YP), the main crime hotspot is near Fieldhouse Row. Police recorded 97 crimes here, including 73 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Whitchurch Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (23/23)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fieldhouse Row Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Fieldhouse Row Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ripon Row Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Betchworth Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Halton Lodge Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fieldhouse Row Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grangeway Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fieldhouse Row Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fieldhouse Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Fenwick Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Fieldhouse Row Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Fieldhouse Row Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Fieldhouse Row Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Fieldhouse Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Cotton Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cotton Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Fieldhouse Row Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Fieldhouse Row Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Fieldhouse Row Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Handforth Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Fieldhouse Row Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Cranage Close Local resolution
Sep 2025Burglary Fenwick Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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