Postcode · Warrington
Crime in WA2 0QE
How much crime is recorded in WA2 0QE, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Houghton Green & Fearnhead
- Council
- Warrington
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,303 (2024)
WA2 0QEWarrington
How safe is WA2 0QE
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 17.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WA2 0QE area, well below 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
17.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
34
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 0QENational
Burglary16.19.1
Violence and sexual offences11.123.6
Anti-social behaviour6.610.7
Criminal damage and arson4.64.7
Public order3.44.6
Other theft1.74.5
Robbery0.61.4
Other crime0.21.5
Drugs0.02.4
Vehicle crime0.03.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 61% 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.