Postcode · Warrington
Crime in WA2 7EF
How much crime is recorded in WA2 7EF, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Fairfield & Howley
- Council
- Warrington
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,564 (2024)
WA2 7EFWarrington
How safe is WA2 7EF
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 40.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WA2 7EF area, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
40.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
62
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 7EFNational
Violence and sexual offences35.523.6
Anti-social behaviour5.910.7
Public order5.94.6
Burglary4.59.1
Criminal damage and arson2.84.7
Vehicle crime2.73.5
Drugs2.52.4
Other theft2.44.5
Other crime0.81.5
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Robbery0.31.4
Shoplifting0.28.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 28% 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.