Postcode district · Lymm
Crime in WA13
How much crime is recorded in WA13, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Warrington
- Region
- North West
- Population
- 23,369 (2024)
WA13Postcode district · Lymm
How safe is WA13
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 14.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in WA13, 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
14.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
35
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).
WA13National
Violence and sexual offences11.323.6
Anti-social behaviour5.110.7
Public order5.04.6
Burglary4.99.1
Drugs2.82.4
Other theft2.74.5
Criminal damage and arson2.54.7
Shoplifting2.28.4
Vehicle crime2.13.5
Other crime1.21.5
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Robbery0.51.4
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 28% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.