Postcode · Warrington
Crime in WA5 1EW
How much crime is recorded in WA5 1EW, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Hood Manor & Sankey Bridges
- Council
- Warrington
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,193 (2024)
WA5 1EWWarrington
How safe is WA5 1EW
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 26.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WA5 1EW 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
26.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
46
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 1EWNational
Violence and sexual offences26.123.6
Other crime4.91.5
Public order4.64.6
Anti-social behaviour2.610.7
Other theft2.54.5
Drugs2.22.4
Criminal damage and arson1.94.7
Bicycle theft1.01.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 9% 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.