Total Crime Rate

4555.0 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 4555.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 1835.2 10/10
  • Drugs 587.9 10/10
  • Public order 538.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 296.7 10/10
  • Other theft 280.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 274.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 225.3 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 175.8 10/10
  • Theft from the person 76.9 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 71.4 10/10
  • Burglary 65.9 10/10
  • Other crime 65.9 10/10
  • Robbery 38.5 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 22.0 10/10
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

Buttermarket Street area has the highest crime rate of 67 local areas in Bewsey and Whitecross , and the 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 Buttermarket Street (WA1 2LL) in the last 12 months was 4555.0 per 1,000 residents and was 1562.6% higher than the Bewsey and Whitecross average (274.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 334 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 4 cases , down -42.9% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 146.2% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -59.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 452 (≈ 2483.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Buttermarket Street (WA1 2LL), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 375 crimes here, including 170 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Buttermarket Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Patten Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Austins Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Crown Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Crown Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Patten Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Prince Henry Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Crown Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Crown Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Prince Henry Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Prince Henry Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Prince Henry Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nightclub
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Austins Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Austins Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Prince Henry Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft St Austins Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs St Austins Lane Local resolution
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson St Austins Lane Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Academy Street
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Academy Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Prince Henry Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Prince Henry Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Under investigation

Data Sources

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