Total Crime Rate

364.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 364.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 120.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 86.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 33.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 26.3 10/10
  • Public order 26.3 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 15.0 10/10
  • Burglary 11.3 9/10
  • Drugs 11.3 9/10
  • Other crime 11.3 10/10
  • Other theft 11.3 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.3 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Sutton Street area has the highest crime rate of 101 local areas in Fairfield and Howley , and the 12th highest crime rate of 677 local areas in Warrington .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Sutton Street (WA1 2JX) in the last 12 months was 364.7 per 1,000 residents and was 247.1% 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 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 3 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 76.9% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -53.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 39 (≈ 146.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sutton Street (WA1 2JX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 38 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near A5061 (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Sutton Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A5061 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Napier Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Victoria Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kent Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ellesmere Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Ellesmere Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Harbord Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grove Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dutton Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Peartree Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Dutton Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Dutton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dutton Street
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dutton Street
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mason Street
Sep 2025Other crime Bennett Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bennett Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bennett Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vernon Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Mason Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Riverside Close
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Riverside Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fairclough Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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