Postcode district · Altrincham
Crime in WA14
How much crime is recorded in WA14, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Trafford
- Region
- North West
- Population
- 44,411 (2024)
WA14Postcode district · Altrincham
How safe is WA14
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 14.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in WA14, 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
14.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
36
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).
WA14National
Violence and sexual offences9.423.6
Burglary6.19.1
Public order4.94.6
Drugs4.32.4
Other theft4.14.5
Anti-social behaviour3.910.7
Criminal damage and arson2.94.7
Vehicle crime2.53.5
Shoplifting1.68.4
Other crime1.21.5
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 20% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.