Postcode · Warrington
Crime in WA4 4SA
How much crime is recorded in WA4 4SA, 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)
WA4 4SAWarrington
How safe is WA4 4SA
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 4SA 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
Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).
WA4 4SANational
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.