Postcode · Warrington
Crime in WA2 0DQ
How much crime is recorded in WA2 0DQ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Houghton Green & Fearnhead
- Council
- Warrington
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,123 (2024)
How safe is WA2 0DQ
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 15.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WA2 0DQ area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
15.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
37
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).
WA2 0DQNational
Violence and sexual offences12.423.6
Public order9.24.6
Burglary6.09.1
Criminal damage and arson5.54.7
Other theft2.84.5
Other crime1.41.5
Anti-social behaviour1.410.7
Vehicle crime0.73.5
Shoplifting0.78.4
Drugs0.72.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 17% 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.