Postcode · Warrington
Crime in WA3 6RT
How much crime is recorded in WA3 6RT, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Oakwood & Gorse Covert
- Council
- Warrington
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,190 (2024)
WA3 6RTWarrington
How safe is WA3 6RT
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 19.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WA3 6RT area, well below 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
19.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
31
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 6RTNational
Violence and sexual offences16.523.6
Anti-social behaviour4.010.7
Burglary3.89.1
Public order3.74.6
Criminal damage and arson1.94.7
Other theft1.34.5
Vehicle crime1.03.5
Drugs0.72.4
Other crime0.71.5
Shoplifting0.18.4
Robbery0.01.4
Possession of weapons0.00.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 15% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
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40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.