Postcode · Warrington
Crime in WA1 4PS
How much crime is recorded in WA1 4PS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Woolston
- Council
- Warrington
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,653 (2024)
WA1 4PSWarrington
How safe is WA1 4PS
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 11.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WA1 4PS 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
11.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
22
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 4PSNational
Violence and sexual offences7.823.6
Burglary7.59.1
Public order3.14.6
Vehicle crime2.33.5
Other theft2.14.5
Drugs2.02.4
Anti-social behaviour1.810.7
Criminal damage and arson1.84.7
Robbery0.31.4
Other crime0.21.5
Possession of weapons0.10.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 23% 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.