Total Crime Rate
48.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Oakland Street area has the 43rd lowest crime rate of 101 local areas in Fairfield and Howley , and the 304th highest crime rate of 677 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 Oakland Street (WA1 3DB) in the last 12 months was 48.3 per 1,000 residents and was 54.1% lower than the Fairfield and Howley average (105.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 300.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 26.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 500.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Oakland Street (WA1 3DB), the main crime hotspot is near Bibby Avenue. Police recorded 19 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Fairfield and Howley| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Bibby Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bibby Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mason Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Boundary Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Grantham Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Clarence Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Queens Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Briarwood Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Grosvenor Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ashwood Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ashwood Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Grosvenor Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rosewood Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nursery Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nursery Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bibby Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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