Postcode · Warrington
Crime in WA5 3DB
How much crime is recorded in WA5 3DB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Great Sankey
- Council
- Warrington
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,344 (2024)
WA5 3DBWarrington
How safe is WA5 3DB
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 7.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WA5 3DB area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 1 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
1/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
7.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
19
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 3DBNational
Violence and sexual offences5.323.6
Other theft3.24.5
Other crime2.41.5
Criminal damage and arson1.94.7
Vehicle crime1.83.5
Public order1.84.6
Anti-social behaviour1.210.7
Shoplifting0.68.4
Drugs0.62.4
Possession of weapons0.10.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 61% 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.