Postcode district · Warrington
Crime in WA3
How much crime is recorded in WA3, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Warrington
- Region
- North West
- Population
- 64,579 (2024)
WA3Postcode district · Warrington
How safe is WA3
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 20.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in WA3, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
20.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
42
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).
WA3National
Violence and sexual offences17.223.6
Shoplifting8.88.4
Public order4.34.6
Burglary4.39.1
Anti-social behaviour4.110.7
Other theft2.74.5
Criminal damage and arson2.54.7
Vehicle crime2.23.5
Drugs1.62.4
Other crime1.01.5
Bicycle theft0.71.0
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Theft from the person0.32.1
Robbery0.31.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 18% 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.