Postcode · Warrington
Crime in WA4 6AR
How much crime is recorded in WA4 6AR, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Central Warrington
- Council
- Warrington
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,516 (2024)
WA4 6ARWarrington
How safe is WA4 6AR
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 23.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WA4 6AR area, 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
23.2
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 6ARNational
Violence and sexual offences17.723.6
Vehicle crime4.43.5
Public order3.94.6
Criminal damage and arson3.94.7
Anti-social behaviour3.210.7
Burglary2.59.1
Other theft2.34.5
Drugs1.62.4
Other crime0.71.5
Shoplifting0.28.4
Bicycle theft0.11.0
Robbery0.11.4
Possession of weapons0.10.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 15% 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.