Postcode · Warrington
Crime in WA5 2BS
How much crime is recorded in WA5 2BS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Penketh & Cuerdley
- Council
- Warrington
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,462 (2024)
WA5 2BSWarrington
How safe is WA5 2BS
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 16.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WA5 2BS area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
16.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
28
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 2BSNational
Violence and sexual offences15.623.6
Public order5.24.6
Other theft2.34.5
Other crime1.31.5
Shoplifting1.08.4
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Criminal damage and arson0.64.7
Drugs0.42.4
Anti-social behaviour0.210.7
Vehicle crime0.23.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 22% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.