Total Crime Rate
15.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Kingsway North area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 101 local areas in Fairfield and Howley , and the 129th lowest 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 Kingsway North (WA1 3NL) in the last 12 months was 15.5 per 1,000 residents and was 85.3% 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 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -60.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Kingsway North (WA1 3NL), 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 | Anti-social behaviour | Briarwood Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Bibby Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Jackson Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Grosvenor Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Clarence Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Grosvenor Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Boundary Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Queens Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Grantham Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bibby Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bibby Avenue | Under investigation |
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