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Crime in WA3 4

How much crime is recorded in WA3 4, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Warrington
Region
North West
Population
14,127 (2024)
Crime

How safe is WA3 4

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 15.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in WA3 4, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
15.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
28
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).

WA3 4National
Violence and sexual offences13.223.6
Shoplifting7.78.4
Burglary4.09.1
Anti-social behaviour3.210.7
Public order2.64.6
Other theft1.74.5
Criminal damage and arson1.74.7
Other crime1.01.5
Vehicle crime0.73.5
Drugs0.72.4
Bicycle theft0.71.0
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Theft from the person0.22.1
Robbery0.11.4
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 18% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20
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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