Total Crime Rate

144.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

92.5 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 144.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 92.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 89.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.5 8/10
  • Burglary 8.7 8/10
  • Drugs 8.7 8/10
  • Other crime 8.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.7 7/10
  • Other theft 2.9 2/10
  • Public order 2.9 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle 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
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

Manchester Road area has the 19th highest crime rate of 100 local areas in Fairfield and Howley , and the 77th highest crime rate of 675 local areas in Warrington .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Manchester Road (WA1 3RF) in the last 12 months was 144.5 per 1,000 residents and was 36.5% 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 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 92.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 13.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Manchester Road (WA1 3RF), the main crime hotspot is near Elmwood Avenue. Police recorded 32 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Manchester Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Boundary Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Peacock Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elmwood Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elmwood Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elmwood Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Elmwood Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Elmwood Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Elmwood Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Elmwood Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Peacock Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Clarence Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beresford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Fife Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs King Edward Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cornwall Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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