Postcode · Warrington
Crime in WA4 5BY
How much crime is recorded in WA4 5BY, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Stockton Heath & Hillcliffe
- Council
- Warrington
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,369 (2024)
WA4 5BYWarrington
How safe is WA4 5BY
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 19.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WA4 5BY 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
19.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
29
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 5BYNational
Violence and sexual offences14.223.6
Burglary5.59.1
Public order3.24.6
Vehicle crime2.83.5
Criminal damage and arson2.34.7
Other theft2.24.5
Other crime1.81.5
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Anti-social behaviour0.210.7
Drugs0.22.4
Bicycle theft0.11.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 67% 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.