Postcode · Warrington
Crime in WA5 1TS
How much crime is recorded in WA5 1TS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Hood Manor & Sankey Bridges
- Council
- Warrington
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,536 (2024)
WA5 1TSWarrington
How safe is WA5 1TS
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 37.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WA5 1TS area, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
37.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
58
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 1TSNational
Violence and sexual offences34.823.6
Public order4.74.6
Burglary4.69.1
Criminal damage and arson3.84.7
Other theft3.64.5
Drugs2.82.4
Anti-social behaviour2.710.7
Shoplifting1.68.4
Other crime1.61.5
Vehicle crime0.53.5
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 50% 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.