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Postcode sector · Altrincham

Crime in WA15 0

How much crime is recorded in WA15 0, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Trafford
Region
North West
Population
15,008 (2024)
Crime

How safe is WA15 0

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 22.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in WA15 0, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
22.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
56
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

What crime is recorded

Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).

WA15 0National
Violence and sexual offences15.623.6
Drugs9.02.4
Burglary8.39.1
Public order6.74.6
Other theft6.54.5
Criminal damage and arson4.74.7
Vehicle crime4.23.5
Anti-social behaviour3.810.7
Other crime1.61.5
Shoplifting1.68.4
Possession of weapons1.10.9
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 24% 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.

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