Postcode · Warrington
Crime in WA5 3HL
How much crime is recorded in WA5 3HL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Great Sankey
- Council
- Warrington
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,405 (2024)
WA5 3HLWarrington
How safe is WA5 3HL
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 17.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WA5 3HL 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
17.0
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 3HLNational
Violence and sexual offences13.423.6
Burglary6.49.1
Public order3.34.6
Other crime1.81.5
Possession of weapons1.10.9
Drugs0.62.4
Robbery0.21.4
Anti-social behaviour0.210.7
Criminal damage and arson0.04.7
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 68% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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10
20
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40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.