Postcode · Warrington
Crime in WA5 8TH
How much crime is recorded in WA5 8TH, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Callands & Old Hall
- Council
- Warrington
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,771 (2024)
WA5 8THWarrington
How safe is WA5 8TH
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 12.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WA5 8TH 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
12.4
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 8THNational
Violence and sexual offences10.423.6
Shoplifting4.08.4
Public order3.14.6
Other theft3.04.5
Vehicle crime1.63.5
Burglary1.59.1
Criminal damage and arson1.04.7
Anti-social behaviour0.710.7
Bicycle theft0.61.0
Other crime0.41.5
Drugs0.32.4
Theft from the person0.32.1
Possession of weapons0.00.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 11% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.