Postcode · Warrington
Crime in WA2 8TS
How much crime is recorded in WA2 8TS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Hulme
- Council
- Warrington
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,552 (2024)
WA2 8TSWarrington
How safe is WA2 8TS
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 61.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WA2 8TS area, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 9 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
9/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
61.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
87
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 8TSNational
Violence and sexual offences57.123.6
Burglary12.29.1
Public order6.04.6
Criminal damage and arson5.14.7
Other theft4.54.5
Shoplifting3.58.4
Anti-social behaviour3.510.7
Other crime1.61.5
Vehicle crime1.33.5
Drugs1.02.4
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Possession of weapons0.20.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 28% 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.