Postcode · Warrington
Crime in WA3 7PG
How much crime is recorded in WA3 7PG, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Oakwood & Gorse Covert
- Council
- Warrington
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,449 (2024)
WA3 7PGWarrington
How safe is WA3 7PG
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 36.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WA3 7PG area, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
36.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
63
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 7PGNational
Violence and sexual offences29.923.6
Public order10.34.6
Shoplifting4.98.4
Vehicle crime4.03.5
Anti-social behaviour3.410.7
Burglary2.99.1
Criminal damage and arson2.74.7
Drugs2.12.4
Other theft1.94.5
Bicycle theft1.11.0
Possession of weapons1.00.9
Robbery0.81.4
Other crime0.31.5
Theft from the person0.12.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 30% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.