Postcode district · Warrington
Crime in WA55
How much crime is recorded in WA55, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Warrington
- Region
- North West
- Population
- 4,657 (2024)
WA55Postcode district · Warrington
How safe is WA55
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 22.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in WA55, 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
22.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
52
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).
WA55National
Violence and sexual offences18.123.6
Burglary14.09.1
Shoplifting10.58.4
Public order5.94.6
Other theft4.24.5
Anti-social behaviour3.310.7
Drugs2.42.4
Vehicle crime1.83.5
Criminal damage and arson1.64.7
Other crime1.01.5
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Robbery0.41.4
Theft from the person0.22.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 8% 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.