Total Crime Rate

135.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

103.6 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 135.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 103.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 87.7 10/10
  • Drugs 12.0 9/10
  • Public order 12.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.0 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.0 7/10
  • Other theft 4.0 4/10
  • Robbery 4.0 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Buckton Street area has the 21st highest crime rate of 100 local areas in Fairfield and Howley , and the 90th highest crime rate of 675 local areas in Warrington .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Buckton Street (WA1 3QL) in the last 12 months was 135.5 per 1,000 residents and was 28.0% 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 103.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Buckton Street (WA1 3QL), the main crime hotspot is near Rylock Close. Police recorded 35 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Buckton Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Salisbury Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Granville Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Buckton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Buckton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Granville Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Granville Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Willis Street Further action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Salisbury Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Willis Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Quebec Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Quebec Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Gorsey Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gorsey Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area
Apr 2026Burglary Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Salisbury Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rylock Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rylock Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rylock Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marsh House Lane Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rylock Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rylock Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Rylock Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rylock Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Wood Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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