Total Crime Rate

80.5 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 80.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.2 6/10
  • Public order 16.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.1 5/10
  • Drugs 6.7 7/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Paddington Bank area has the 41st highest crime rate of 101 local areas in Fairfield and Howley , and the 198th highest crime rate of 677 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 Paddington Bank (WA1 3PB) in the last 12 months was 80.5 per 1,000 residents and was 23.3% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -10.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 47.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 140.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Paddington Bank (WA1 3PB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Princess Crescent, where police recorded 7 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Kingsway North (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Paddington Bank area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
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MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kingsway North Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kingsway North Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Jackson Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Whitfield Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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