Postcode district · Warrington
Crime in WA5
How much crime is recorded in WA5, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Warrington
- Region
- North West
- Population
- 70,214 (2024)
WA5Postcode district · Warrington
How safe is WA5
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 26.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in WA5, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
26.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
53
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).
WA5National
Violence and sexual offences22.723.6
Shoplifting8.18.4
Burglary6.59.1
Public order6.54.6
Anti-social behaviour4.310.7
Drugs3.52.4
Other theft3.44.5
Criminal damage and arson3.04.7
Vehicle crime1.83.5
Other crime1.21.5
Bicycle theft1.11.0
Possession of weapons0.90.9
Robbery0.61.4
Theft from the person0.52.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 14% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.