Postcode · Warrington
Crime in WA1 4EA
How much crime is recorded in WA1 4EA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Woolston
- Council
- Warrington
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,199 (2024)
WA1 4EAWarrington
How safe is WA1 4EA
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 11.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WA1 4EA area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
11.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
19
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 4EANational
Violence and sexual offences8.523.6
Burglary4.09.1
Public order2.54.6
Other theft1.54.5
Drugs1.22.4
Criminal damage and arson1.04.7
Other crime0.81.5
Vehicle crime0.83.5
Robbery0.71.4
Anti-social behaviour0.710.7
Bicycle theft0.01.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 10% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.