Postcode · Warrington
Crime in WA2 8DU
How much crime is recorded in WA2 8DU, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Orford
- Council
- Warrington
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,406 (2024)
WA2 8DUWarrington
How safe is WA2 8DU
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 11.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WA2 8DU area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
11.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
34
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 8DUNational
Violence and sexual offences10.923.6
Public order7.94.6
Other theft3.44.5
Anti-social behaviour3.410.7
Drugs2.82.4
Other crime2.21.5
Criminal damage and arson1.74.7
Burglary1.59.1
Bicycle theft0.61.0
Shoplifting0.58.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 44% 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.