Postcode · Warrington
Crime in WA5 9PL
How much crime is recorded in WA5 9PL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Callands & Old Hall
- Council
- Warrington
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,469 (2024)
WA5 9PLWarrington
How safe is WA5 9PL
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 20.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WA5 9PL 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
20.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
30
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 9PLNational
Violence and sexual offences16.523.6
Vehicle crime3.53.5
Anti-social behaviour3.210.7
Criminal damage and arson2.64.7
Other theft1.34.5
Public order1.14.6
Other crime0.71.5
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Drugs0.32.4
Burglary0.19.1
Robbery0.01.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 14% 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.