Postcode · Warrington
Crime in WA5 4EB
How much crime is recorded in WA5 4EB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Winwick & Burtonwood
- Council
- Warrington
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,546 (2024)
WA5 4EBWarrington
How safe is WA5 4EB
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 11.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WA5 4EB area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
11.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
28
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 4EBNational
Violence and sexual offences7.623.6
Burglary6.69.1
Shoplifting5.68.4
Other theft3.64.5
Public order2.64.6
Vehicle crime2.43.5
Criminal damage and arson1.34.7
Anti-social behaviour1.210.7
Other crime1.01.5
Drugs0.92.4
Robbery0.51.4
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Theft from the person0.02.1
Bicycle theft0.01.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 15% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.