Crime Rate in Birchwood, ward

Birchwood has the 8th highest crime rate of 22 wards in Warrington district and the 3242nd highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (North West), it has the 274th highest crime rate of 795 wards.

The overall crime rate in Birchwood in the last 12 months was 71.8 per 1,000 residents and was 3.8% lower than the Warrington district average (74.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Birchwood’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 361 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 52.6% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 460 (≈ 42.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Birchwood ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Hamnett Court, with 61 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Leatham Close (28 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.