Postcode · Warrington
Crime in WA5 2RF
How much crime is recorded in WA5 2RF, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Penketh & Cuerdley
- Council
- Warrington
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,496 (2024)
WA5 2RFWarrington
How safe is WA5 2RF
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 7.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WA5 2RF area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 2 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
2/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
7.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
11
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 2RFNational
Violence and sexual offences6.623.6
Burglary1.99.1
Anti-social behaviour1.310.7
Public order1.24.6
Drugs0.52.4
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Criminal damage and arson0.44.7
Other theft0.24.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 25% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
2
5
8
10
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.