Postcode · Warrington
Crime in WA1 3JS
How much crime is recorded in WA1 3JS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Padgate & Paddington
- Council
- Warrington
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,927 (2024)
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How safe is WA1 3JS
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 19.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WA1 3JS area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
19.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
33
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 3JSNational
Violence and sexual offences16.723.6
Public order4.24.6
Anti-social behaviour3.210.7
Criminal damage and arson3.14.7
Other theft2.44.5
Vehicle crime1.73.5
Burglary1.09.1
Other crime0.61.5
Robbery0.51.4
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Drugs0.22.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 15% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.