Postcode · Warrington
Crime in WA1 3QA
How much crime is recorded in WA1 3QA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Fairfield & Howley
- Council
- Warrington
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,703 (2024)
WA1 3QAWarrington
How safe is WA1 3QA
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 51.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WA1 3QA area, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
51.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
90
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 3QANational
Violence and sexual offences45.523.6
Public order9.14.6
Anti-social behaviour9.010.7
Burglary8.19.1
Other theft7.84.5
Criminal damage and arson7.24.7
Other crime2.71.5
Possession of weapons1.90.9
Drugs1.32.4
Bicycle theft0.91.0
Vehicle crime0.83.5
Robbery0.61.4
Shoplifting0.48.4
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
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80
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.