Postcode · Warrington
Crime in WA4 4GH
How much crime is recorded in WA4 4GH, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Appleton Thorn, Stretton & Walton
- Council
- Warrington
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,146 (2024)
How safe is WA4 4GH
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 12.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WA4 4GH 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
12.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
17
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
WA4 4GHNational
Burglary16.19.1
Violence and sexual offences9.523.6
Other theft2.24.5
Criminal damage and arson0.94.7
Drugs0.62.4
Public order0.54.6
Other crime0.51.5
Vehicle crime0.53.5
Anti-social behaviour0.310.7
Bicycle theft0.21.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 11% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.