Postcode · Warrington
Crime in WA5 4LH
How much crime is recorded in WA5 4LH, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Winwick & Burtonwood
- Council
- Warrington
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,142 (2024)
WA5 4LHWarrington
How safe is WA5 4LH
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 20.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WA5 4LH area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
20.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
28
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 4LHNational
Violence and sexual offences17.423.6
Criminal damage and arson2.84.7
Public order2.74.6
Vehicle crime2.53.5
Burglary1.19.1
Other crime0.81.5
Anti-social behaviour0.710.7
Other theft0.64.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 31% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.