Crime Rates at St Katherines Way, Warrington, WA1 2ER

St Katherines Way area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 101 local areas in Fairfield and Howley , and the 14th highest crime rate of 677 local areas in Warrington .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around St Katherines Way (WA1 2ER) in the last 12 months was 354.2 per 1,000 residents and was 237.1% higher than the Fairfield and Howley average (105.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 54 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 62 (≈ 258.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 113.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Katherines Way (WA1 2ER), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Church Street, where police recorded 48 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near College Close (29 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.