Postcode · Warrington
Crime in WA5 9RD
How much crime is recorded in WA5 9RD, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Kingswood & Whittle Hall
- Council
- Warrington
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,467 (2024)
WA5 9RDWarrington
How safe is WA5 9RD
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 12.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WA5 9RD 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
12.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
34
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 9RDNational
Shoplifting14.78.4
Violence and sexual offences8.923.6
Burglary7.19.1
Vehicle crime2.63.5
Other theft1.94.5
Public order1.64.6
Anti-social behaviour1.410.7
Criminal damage and arson0.84.7
Other crime0.51.5
Theft from the person0.32.1
Drugs0.22.4
Possession of weapons0.00.9
Bicycle theft0.01.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 19% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.