Postcode · Warrington
Crime in WA2 0RT
How much crime is recorded in WA2 0RT, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Houghton Green & Fearnhead
- Council
- Warrington
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,410 (2024)
WA2 0RTWarrington
How safe is WA2 0RT
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 16.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WA2 0RT 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
16.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
31
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 0RTNational
Violence and sexual offences15.523.6
Anti-social behaviour4.010.7
Criminal damage and arson3.14.7
Drugs2.32.4
Public order2.24.6
Burglary1.99.1
Other crime1.81.5
Other theft1.04.5
Theft from the person0.42.1
Shoplifting0.48.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 54% 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.