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Crime in WA2 8

How much crime is recorded in WA2 8, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Warrington
Region
North West
Population
19,946 (2024)
Crime

How safe is WA2 8

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 43.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in WA2 8, 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
43.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
75
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 8National
Violence and sexual offences38.723.6
Public order8.34.6
Burglary7.59.1
Anti-social behaviour5.410.7
Criminal damage and arson5.14.7
Other theft4.44.5
Shoplifting3.88.4
Vehicle crime2.13.5
Drugs2.12.4
Bicycle theft1.51.0
Other crime1.51.5
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Robbery0.51.4
Theft from the person0.12.1
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 9% since 2022.

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