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Crime in WA4 9

How much crime is recorded in WA4 9, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Warrington
Region
North West
Population
2,261 (2024)
Crime

How safe is WA4 9

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 41.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in WA4 9, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
41.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
81
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

What crime is recorded

Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).

WA4 9National
Violence and sexual offences32.323.6
Burglary25.09.1
Public order11.04.6
Shoplifting9.48.4
Drugs4.92.4
Anti-social behaviour4.810.7
Other theft4.14.5
Vehicle crime3.03.5
Criminal damage and arson2.94.7
Other crime1.71.5
Possession of weapons1.40.9
Robbery0.71.4
Bicycle theft0.71.0
Theft from the person0.32.1
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 12% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025

Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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