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