Total Crime Rate

4956.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

2774.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 4956.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 2774.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 2055.0 10/10
  • Drugs 637.4 10/10
  • Public order 609.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 384.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 313.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 302.2 10/10
  • Other theft 192.3 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 148.4 10/10
  • Other crime 71.4 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 65.9 10/10
  • Burglary 49.5 10/10
  • Robbery 44.0 10/10
  • Theft from the person 44.0 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 38.5 10/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · 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 65 local areas in Bewsey and Whitecross , and the highest crime rate of 675 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 2NN) in the last 12 months was 4956.0 per 1,000 residents and was 1666.4% higher than the Bewsey and Whitecross average (280.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 374 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 7 cases , up 133.3% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 505 (≈ 2774.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Buttermarket Street (WA1 2NN), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 193 crimes here, including 150 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

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/98)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Prince Henry Square —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Crown Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Other theft Tilley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Tilley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Academy Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Academy Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Tilley Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tilley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tilley Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mersey Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Academy Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dutton Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dutton Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Dutton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Dutton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Patten Lane —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Smith Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Smith Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour John Street —
Apr 2026Other crime Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Naylor Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bennett Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bennett Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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