Crime Rate in Rixton and Woolston, ward

Rixton and Woolston has the 10th lowest crime rate of 22 wards in Warrington district and the 2138th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (North West), it has the 347th lowest crime rate of 795 wards.

The overall crime rate in Rixton and Woolston in the last 12 months was 45.2 per 1,000 residents and was 39.5% lower than the Warrington district average (74.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Rixton and Woolston’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 166 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 600.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -37.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 212 (≈ 22.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Rixton and Woolston ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Gordon Avenue, with 35 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Hillock Lane (23 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.