Postcode · Warrington
Crime in WA5 1UH
How much crime is recorded in WA5 1UH, 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 1UHWarrington
How safe is WA5 1UH
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 1UH 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
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
WA5 1UHNational
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.