Postcode · Warrington
Crime in WA4 5BA
How much crime is recorded in WA4 5BA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Appleton
- Council
- Warrington
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,373 (2024)
WA4 5BAWarrington
How safe is WA4 5BA
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 15.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WA4 5BA area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
15.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
19
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 5BANational
Violence and sexual offences13.423.6
Burglary4.19.1
Other theft1.04.5
Other crime1.01.5
Vehicle crime0.93.5
Drugs0.72.4
Public order0.64.6
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 60% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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20
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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.