Total Crime Rate
4555.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Buttermarket 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 2NL) 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 2NL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 122 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Tilley Street (59 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Bewsey and Whitecross| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Naylor Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Prince Henry Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Prince Henry Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Prince Henry Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Mersey Street | Formal action is not in the public interest |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Prince Henry Square | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Cockhedge Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Cockhedge Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Mersey Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Lythgoes Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Bennett Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Tilley Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Prince Henry Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Prince Henry Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Town Hill | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Bennett Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Academy Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Academy Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Crown Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Crown Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Crown Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Crown Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Vernon Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Prince Henry Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | John Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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