Total Crime Rate
24.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
12.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Bennett Avenue area has the 22nd lowest crime rate of 100 local areas in Fairfield and Howley , and the 205th lowest 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 Bennett Avenue (WA1 3PH) in the last 12 months was 24.8 per 1,000 residents and was 76.6% 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour 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 4 (≈ 12.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -90.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Bennett Avenue (WA1 3PH), 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 | Violence and sexual offences | Egerton Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Peacock Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Paddington Bank | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bennett Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Whitfield Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Princess Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Egerton Avenue | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Egerton Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Peacock Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Clarence Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | King Edward Street | Local resolution |
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