Total Crime Rate

136.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 136.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 115.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.9 3/10
  • Burglary 3.0 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.0 2/10
  • Drugs 3.0 2/10
  • Other theft 3.0 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Thorneycroft Drive area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 101 local areas in Fairfield and Howley , and the 92nd highest crime rate of 677 local areas in Warrington .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Thorneycroft Drive (WA1 3FW) in the last 12 months was 136.5 per 1,000 residents and was 29.9% higher 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 39 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 39 (≈ 115.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 178.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Thorneycroft Drive (WA1 3FW), the main crime hotspot is near Greenings Court. Police recorded 64 crimes here, including 41 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Thorneycroft Drive area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rylock Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Church Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Greenings Court Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Greenings Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Greenings Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Greenings Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Greenings Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sidings Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Monks Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Greenings Court
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dalton Bank Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Weavers Fold Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Harrison Close
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Harrison Close
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rylock Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Rylock Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rylock Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Greenings Court Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rylock Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mote Hill Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Fairfield Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Scott Street
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Firth Boulevard Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Firth Boulevard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Battersby Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Scott Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Scott Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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