Total Crime Rate
135.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
103.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Buckton 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.
View Crime In Warrington| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Salisbury Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Granville Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Buckton Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Buckton Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Granville Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Granville Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Willis Street | Further action is not in the public interest |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Salisbury Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Willis Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Quebec Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Quebec Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Gorsey Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Gorsey Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sports/Recreation Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Sports/Recreation Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Salisbury Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Sports/Recreation Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rylock Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rylock Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rylock Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Marsh House Lane | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rylock Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rylock Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Rylock Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rylock Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Wood Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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