Postcode · Warrington
Crime in WA5 2DS
How much crime is recorded in WA5 2DS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Penketh & Cuerdley
- Council
- Warrington
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,287 (2024)
WA5 2DSWarrington
How safe is WA5 2DS
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 12.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WA5 2DS 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
12.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
23
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 2DSNational
Violence and sexual offences10.323.6
Public order4.24.6
Burglary2.89.1
Anti-social behaviour1.710.7
Criminal damage and arson1.64.7
Other theft1.04.5
Vehicle crime0.93.5
Other crime0.91.5
Drugs0.82.4
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 32% 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.