Total Crime Rate

98.1 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 98.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 62.7 9/10
  • Other theft 10.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.2 4/10
  • Burglary 8.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.7 1/10
  • Drugs 2.7 2/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Handforth Lane area has the 19th highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Bridgewater , and the 143rd 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 Handforth Lane (WA7 5YX) in the last 12 months was 98.1 per 1,000 residents and was 11.0% 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 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 62.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Handforth Lane (WA7 5YX), the main crime hotspot is near Budworth Close. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Handforth Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ripon Row Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Birstall Court Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Handforth Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Fenwick Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Millersdale Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Millersdale Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Fenwick Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Birstall Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Betchworth Crescent Under investigation
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Data Sources

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