Total Crime Rate
129.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Woodridge area has the 17th highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Daresbury, Moore & Sandymoor , and the 99th highest crime rate of 406 local areas in Halton .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Woodridge (WA7 6LW) in the last 12 months was 129.2 per 1,000 residents and was 36.3% higher than the Daresbury, Moore & Sandymoor average (94.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 2 cases , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 38 (≈ 98.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -16.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Woodridge (WA7 6LW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 56 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Norton Hill (29 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Daresbury, Moore & Sandymoor| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hornbeam Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Woodridge | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Priory Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Priory Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Priory Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Eastwood | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Eastwood | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Southwood Avenue | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Townfield Road | Local resolution |
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