Total Crime Rate

110.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

67.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 110.1 8/10
  • Violent crimes 67.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 62.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.4 8/10
  • Other theft 14.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.8 3/10
  • Burglary 4.8 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.8 7/10
  • Shoplifting 4.8 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Ford Street area has the 35th highest crime rate of 100 local areas in Fairfield and Howley , and the 135th highest crime rate of 675 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 Ford Street (WA1 3QH) in the last 12 months was 110.1 per 1,000 residents and was 4.0% higher 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 67.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -44.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ford Street (WA1 3QH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Wood Street, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Salisbury Street (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Ford Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Salisbury Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wood Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Wood Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Buckton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Buckton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Willis Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Willis Street Further action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gorsey Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Gorsey Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Salisbury Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Granville Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Granville Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Granville Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Salisbury Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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