Postcode · Warrington
Crime in WA5 2PD
How much crime is recorded in WA5 2PD, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Penketh & Cuerdley
- Council
- Warrington
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,319 (2024)
WA5 2PDWarrington
How safe is WA5 2PD
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 19.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WA5 2PD area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
19.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
32
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 2PDNational
Burglary17.69.1
Violence and sexual offences13.223.6
Criminal damage and arson5.64.7
Anti-social behaviour2.810.7
Public order1.64.6
Other theft1.54.5
Vehicle crime1.03.5
Drugs0.52.4
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Other crime0.51.5
Bicycle theft0.11.0
Shoplifting0.08.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 8% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.