Postcode · Warrington
Crime in WA5 9YN
How much crime is recorded in WA5 9YN, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Callands & Old Hall
- Council
- Warrington
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,241 (2024)
WA5 9YNWarrington
How safe is WA5 9YN
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 21.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WA5 9YN 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
21.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
36
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 9YNNational
Violence and sexual offences18.323.6
Public order4.14.6
Other theft3.44.5
Anti-social behaviour3.010.7
Burglary2.39.1
Possession of weapons1.80.9
Criminal damage and arson1.74.7
Other crime1.11.5
Vehicle crime0.93.5
Drugs0.42.4
Robbery0.11.4
Theft from the person0.02.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 9% 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.