Postcode · Warrington
Crime in WA5 3NQ
How much crime is recorded in WA5 3NQ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Great Sankey
- Council
- Warrington
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,679 (2024)
WA5 3NQWarrington
How safe is WA5 3NQ
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 8.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WA5 3NQ 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
8.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
17
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 3NQNational
Violence and sexual offences6.723.6
Public order4.44.6
Vehicle crime1.83.5
Drugs1.82.4
Criminal damage and arson1.34.7
Other theft0.44.5
Robbery0.31.4
Anti-social behaviour0.310.7
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 12% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.