Postcode · Warrington
Crime in WA2 0EP
How much crime is recorded in WA2 0EP, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Houghton Green & Fearnhead
- Council
- Warrington
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,310 (2024)
WA2 0EPWarrington
How safe is WA2 0EP
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 20.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WA2 0EP area, well 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
20.8
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).
WA2 0EPNational
Violence and sexual offences19.123.6
Public order4.84.6
Burglary3.99.1
Other crime2.41.5
Shoplifting2.08.4
Criminal damage and arson2.04.7
Other theft1.84.5
Anti-social behaviour1.410.7
Bicycle theft0.71.0
Drugs0.62.4
Vehicle crime0.43.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 12% 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.