Postcode · Warrington
Crime in WA1 3HL
How much crime is recorded in WA1 3HL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Padgate & Paddington
- Council
- Warrington
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,733 (2024)
WA1 3HLWarrington
How safe is WA1 3HL
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 16.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WA1 3HL area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
16.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
34
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).
WA1 3HLNational
Violence and sexual offences13.523.6
Public order5.74.6
Anti-social behaviour4.110.7
Other theft2.84.5
Drugs2.22.4
Criminal damage and arson2.04.7
Vehicle crime1.73.5
Burglary1.49.1
Bicycle theft0.91.0
Other crime0.51.5
Robbery0.51.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 11% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.