Postcode · Warrington
Crime in WA4 6PY
How much crime is recorded in WA4 6PY, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Fairfield & Howley
- Council
- Warrington
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,176 (2024)
WA4 6PYWarrington
How safe is WA4 6PY
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 25.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WA4 6PY area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
25.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
53
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 6PYNational
Violence and sexual offences16.023.6
Burglary7.79.1
Public order6.94.6
Anti-social behaviour6.610.7
Vehicle crime5.83.5
Criminal damage and arson3.34.7
Drugs2.92.4
Other theft2.74.5
Bicycle theft2.01.0
Other crime1.81.5
Shoplifting1.28.4
Possession of weapons1.10.9
Robbery0.51.4
Theft from the person0.52.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 7% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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10
20
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40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.