Postcode · Warrington
Crime in WA5 1DB
How much crime is recorded in WA5 1DB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Central Warrington
- Council
- Warrington
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,720 (2024)
WA5 1DBWarrington
How safe is WA5 1DB
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 28.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WA5 1DB area, 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
28.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
47
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).
WA5 1DBNational
Violence and sexual offences26.223.6
Public order6.54.6
Anti-social behaviour4.510.7
Criminal damage and arson3.64.7
Other theft2.64.5
Vehicle crime1.73.5
Drugs1.42.4
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Burglary0.49.1
Other crime0.31.5
Bicycle theft0.01.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 17% 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.