Postcode · Warrington
Crime in WA1 9UP
How much crime is recorded in WA1 9UP, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Central Warrington
- Council
- Warrington
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,261 (2024)
WA1 9UPWarrington
How safe is WA1 9UP
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 41.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WA1 9UP area, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
41.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
81
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 9UPNational
Violence and sexual offences32.323.6
Burglary25.09.1
Public order11.04.6
Shoplifting9.48.4
Drugs4.92.4
Anti-social behaviour4.810.7
Other theft4.14.5
Vehicle crime3.03.5
Criminal damage and arson2.94.7
Other crime1.71.5
Possession of weapons1.40.9
Robbery0.71.4
Bicycle theft0.71.0
Theft from the person0.32.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 12% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.