Postcode district · Warrington
Crime in WA1
How much crime is recorded in WA1, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Warrington
- Region
- North West
- Population
- 30,505 (2024)
WA1Postcode district · Warrington
How safe is WA1
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 40.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in WA1, 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
40.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
82
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).
WA1National
Violence and sexual offences34.123.6
Public order10.84.6
Burglary10.39.1
Shoplifting9.98.4
Anti-social behaviour6.310.7
Drugs6.22.4
Other theft4.64.5
Criminal damage and arson4.54.7
Vehicle crime2.53.5
Bicycle theft1.61.0
Other crime1.61.5
Possession of weapons1.20.9
Theft from the person1.02.1
Robbery0.91.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 15% 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.