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Crime in WA1 2GX

How much crime is recorded in WA1 2GX, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Neighbourhood
Padgate & Paddington
Council
Warrington
Region
North West
Neighbourhood population
2,220 (2024)
Crime

How safe is WA1 2GX

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 27.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WA1 2GX area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
27.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
46
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

What crime is recorded

Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).

WA1 2GXNational
Violence and sexual offences20.523.6
Burglary8.79.1
Vehicle crime4.63.5
Drugs3.12.4
Shoplifting3.08.4
Other theft2.84.5
Criminal damage and arson2.54.7
Public order2.44.6
Other crime2.31.5
Anti-social behaviour1.810.7
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
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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