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Crime in WA2 7

How much crime is recorded in WA2 7, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Warrington
Region
North West
Population
23,449 (2024)
Crime

How safe is WA2 7

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 55.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in WA2 7, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
55.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
111
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

What crime is recorded

Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).

WA2 7National
Violence and sexual offences47.523.6
Public order15.14.6
Burglary11.69.1
Shoplifting9.48.4
Anti-social behaviour8.610.7
Drugs8.12.4
Other theft6.34.5
Criminal damage and arson6.04.7
Vehicle crime2.63.5
Other crime2.21.5
Bicycle theft1.91.0
Possession of weapons1.40.9
Theft from the person1.32.1
Robbery1.01.4
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 14% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
80
2022202320242025

Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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