Postcode · Warrington
Crime in WA5 3JE
How much crime is recorded in WA5 3JE, 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 3JEWarrington
How safe is WA5 3JE
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 3JE 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
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
WA5 3JENational
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
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.