Postcode · Warrington
Crime in WA3 5PH
How much crime is recorded in WA3 5PH, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Culcheth West & Croft
- Council
- Warrington
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,445 (2024)
WA3 5PHWarrington
How safe is WA3 5PH
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 13.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WA3 5PH 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
13.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
28
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).
WA3 5PHNational
Violence and sexual offences10.923.6
Shoplifting5.48.4
Burglary4.49.1
Public order2.44.6
Other theft2.44.5
Anti-social behaviour2.210.7
Criminal damage and arson2.14.7
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Robbery0.41.4
Theft from the person0.22.1
Drugs0.12.4
Other crime0.11.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 30% 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.