Postcode · Warrington
Crime in WA2 0GN
How much crime is recorded in WA2 0GN, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Blackbrook
- Council
- Warrington
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,598 (2024)
How safe is WA2 0GN
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 59.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WA2 0GN area, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 9 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
9/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
59.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
97
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 0GNNational
Violence and sexual offences54.523.6
Public order13.04.6
Criminal damage and arson7.44.7
Burglary6.49.1
Other theft5.34.5
Anti-social behaviour4.210.7
Drugs3.92.4
Other crime3.21.5
Vehicle crime1.93.5
Bicycle theft1.01.0
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
25
50
75
100
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.