Postcode · Warrington
Crime in WA5 1JS
How much crime is recorded in WA5 1JS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Hood Manor & Sankey Bridges
- Council
- Warrington
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,926 (2024)
WA5 1JSWarrington
How safe is WA5 1JS
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 13.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WA5 1JS area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
13.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
20
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 1JSNational
Violence and sexual offences12.923.6
Public order1.84.6
Other crime1.71.5
Anti-social behaviour1.110.7
Other theft1.04.5
Burglary0.79.1
Vehicle crime0.43.5
Criminal damage and arson0.34.7
Drugs0.22.4
Possession of weapons0.20.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 34% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.