Postcode · Warrington
Crime in WA4 1BF
How much crime is recorded in WA4 1BF, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Latchford
- Council
- Warrington
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,753 (2024)
WA4 1BFWarrington
How safe is WA4 1BF
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 20.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WA4 1BF area, 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
20.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
39
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).
WA4 1BFNational
Violence and sexual offences17.323.6
Burglary8.39.1
Anti-social behaviour6.210.7
Public order3.84.6
Other theft3.24.5
Criminal damage and arson2.84.7
Other crime1.81.5
Drugs1.42.4
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Vehicle crime0.23.5
Bicycle theft0.21.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 46% 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.