Postcode district · Altrincham
Crime in WA15
How much crime is recorded in WA15, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Trafford
- Region
- North West
- Population
- 54,885 (2024)
WA15Postcode district · Altrincham
How safe is WA15
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 22.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in WA15, 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
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
WA15National
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
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.