Postcode · Warrington
Crime in WA2 7EA
How much crime is recorded in WA2 7EA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Newton-le-Willows
- Council
- St. Helens
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,672 (2024)
WA2 7EAWarrington
How safe is WA2 7EA
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 24.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WA2 7EA area, 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
24.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
53
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 7EANational
Violence and sexual offences18.823.6
Other theft9.64.5
Public order7.54.6
Burglary7.39.1
Anti-social behaviour5.010.7
Shoplifting3.08.4
Criminal damage and arson2.54.7
Vehicle crime2.53.5
Robbery0.41.4
Other crime0.41.5
Drugs0.32.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 9% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.