Postcode area · Warrington
Crime in WA
How much crime is recorded in WA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Warrington
- Region
- North West
- Population
- 704,133 (2024)
WAPostcode area · Warrington
How safe is WA
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 29.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in WA, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all council areas.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of council areas in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
29.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
56
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).
WANational
Violence and sexual offences24.523.6
Public order5.84.6
Burglary5.79.1
Anti-social behaviour5.410.7
Shoplifting5.18.4
Criminal damage and arson4.14.7
Drugs3.42.4
Other theft3.24.5
Vehicle crime2.13.5
Other crime1.61.5
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Bicycle theft0.71.0
Robbery0.71.4
Theft from the person0.52.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 18% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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10
20
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40
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.