Postcode · Warrington
Crime in WA5 1HD
How much crime is recorded in WA5 1HD, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Hood Manor & Sankey Bridges
- Council
- Warrington
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,351 (2024)
WA5 1HDWarrington
How safe is WA5 1HD
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 27.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WA5 1HD 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
27.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
50
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 1HDNational
Violence and sexual offences26.123.6
Public order8.64.6
Criminal damage and arson6.64.7
Burglary3.49.1
Anti-social behaviour3.410.7
Other crime1.91.5
Bicycle theft1.91.0
Drugs0.02.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 30% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.