Total Crime Rate
43.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
40.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Manchester Road area has the 42nd lowest crime rate of 100 local areas in Fairfield and Howley , and the 337th highest crime rate of 675 local areas in Warrington .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Manchester Road (WA1 3BW) in the last 12 months was 43.9 per 1,000 residents and was 58.5% lower 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 33.3% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 40.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -88.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Manchester Road (WA1 3BW), the main crime hotspot is near Bibby Avenue. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 16 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 | Drugs | Jackson Avenue | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Clarence Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Egerton Avenue | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Whitfield Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Boundary Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Egerton Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bennett Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | King Edward Street | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Princess Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Paddington Bank | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Egerton Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Peacock Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Cornwall Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Peacock Avenue | Under investigation |
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