Total Crime Rate
134.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
65.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Beresford Street area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 100 local areas in Fairfield and Howley , and the 92nd 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 Beresford Street (WA1 3SA) in the last 12 months was 134.2 per 1,000 residents and was 26.8% 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 , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 65.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Beresford Street (WA1 3SA), 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.
View Crime In Warrington| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Elmwood Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Elmwood Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Elmwood Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Clarence Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Elmwood Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Elmwood Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Peacock Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Beresford Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Fife Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Cornwall Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Elmwood Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Peacock Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Elmwood Avenue | Under investigation |
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