Total Crime Rate

339.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

132.1 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 339.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 132.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 94.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 75.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 75.5 10/10
  • Public order 37.7 10/10
  • Burglary 18.9 10/10
  • Drugs 18.9 10/10
  • Other theft 18.9 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
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

School Brow area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 100 local areas in Fairfield and Howley , and the 14th 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 School Brow (WA1 2TA) in the last 12 months was 339.6 per 1,000 residents and was 220.9% higher than the Fairfield and Howley average (105.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -37.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 132.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -88.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around School Brow (WA1 2TA), the main crime hotspot is near Tilley Street. Police recorded 70 crimes here, including 47 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in School Brow area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/30)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Church Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Tilley Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Church Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Church Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Spinners Place —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Holywell Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greenings Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greenings Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greenings Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Peter'S Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Weavers Fold Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Tilley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Church Street —
Apr 2026Public order Spires View Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Spires View Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Spires View Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Tilley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tilley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Naylor Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 2026Bicycle theft Holywell Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Dutton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Victoria Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sidings Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Lord Nelson Court Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tilley Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Smith Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Smith Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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