Postcode · Warrington
Crime in WA5 8DB
How much crime is recorded in WA5 8DB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Callands & Old Hall
- Council
- Warrington
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,149 (2024)
WA5 8DBWarrington
How safe is WA5 8DB
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 15.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WA5 8DB area, less than half 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
15.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
26
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 8DBNational
Violence and sexual offences14.423.6
Anti-social behaviour3.110.7
Burglary2.79.1
Public order2.44.6
Other theft1.54.5
Criminal damage and arson1.54.7
Other crime1.11.5
Theft from the person0.42.1
Drugs0.42.4
Vehicle crime0.33.5
Bicycle theft0.01.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 20% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.