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Crime in WA5 1

How much crime is recorded in WA5 1, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Warrington
Region
North West
Population
20,057 (2024)
Crime

How safe is WA5 1

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 29.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in WA5 1, broadly in line with 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
29.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
53
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).

WA5 1National
Violence and sexual offences25.823.6
Burglary6.99.1
Public order6.54.6
Shoplifting4.88.4
Anti-social behaviour3.810.7
Other theft3.44.5
Criminal damage and arson3.24.7
Drugs2.32.4
Vehicle crime1.83.5
Other crime1.51.5
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Bicycle theft0.61.0
Robbery0.61.4
Theft from the person0.22.1
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 17% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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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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