Total Crime Rate
110.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
67.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Arnold Street area has the 35th highest crime rate of 100 local areas in Fairfield and Howley , and the 135th highest crime rate of 675 local areas in Warrington .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Arnold Street (WA1 3BB) in the last 12 months was 110.1 per 1,000 residents and was 4.0% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 67.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -44.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Arnold Street (WA1 3BB), the main crime hotspot is near Elmwood Avenue. Police recorded 32 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Warrington| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Granville Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Elmwood Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Elmwood Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Elmwood Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Elmwood Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Elmwood Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Elmwood Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Elmwood Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Gorsey Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Gorsey Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sports/Recreation Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Sports/Recreation Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Sports/Recreation Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Willis Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Willis Street | Further action is not in the public interest |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Granville Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Granville Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Salisbury Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Buckton Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Buckton Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Salisbury Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Salisbury Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Beresford Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wood Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Wood Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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