Crime Rate in Poplars and Hulme, ward

Poplars and Hulme has the 2nd highest crime rate of 22 wards in Warrington district and the 1266th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (North West), it has the 120th highest crime rate of 795 wards.

The overall crime rate in Poplars and Hulme in the last 12 months was 115.1 per 1,000 residents and was 54.1% higher than the Warrington district average (74.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Poplars and Hulme’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 790 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 Possession of weapons ( 62.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 966 (≈ 74.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -1.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Poplars and Hulme ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Woburn Road, with 68 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Crawley Avenue (45 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.