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Crime in WA1 1

How much crime is recorded in WA1 1, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Warrington
Region
North West
Population
4,398 (2024)
Crime

How safe is WA1 1

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 80.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in WA1 1, more than double the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 9 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
9/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
80.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
183
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

What crime is recorded

Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).

WA1 1National
Violence and sexual offences69.623.6
Burglary32.99.1
Public order27.34.6
Drugs18.22.4
Shoplifting18.08.4
Anti-social behaviour13.110.7
Other theft9.04.5
Criminal damage and arson8.64.7
Bicycle theft3.41.0
Other crime3.21.5
Vehicle crime2.83.5
Possession of weapons2.40.9
Robbery1.41.4
Theft from the person1.32.1
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 9% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
25
50
75
100
2022202320242025

Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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