Total Crime Rate

126.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

97.1 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 126.6 8/10
  • Violent crimes 97.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 88.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.1 9/10
  • Public order 8.4 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.2 6/10
  • Drugs 4.2 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other 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
  • 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

Walter Street area has the 26th highest crime rate of 100 local areas in Fairfield and Howley , and the 102nd 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 Walter Street (WA1 3TE) in the last 12 months was 126.6 per 1,000 residents and was 19.6% 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 40.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 97.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 21.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Walter Street (WA1 3TE), 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 Walter Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elmwood Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs King Edward Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Burglary Fife Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elmwood Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Elmwood Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cornwall Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elmwood Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Elmwood Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Clarence Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Padgate Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Boundary Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Davenham Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Eric Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Elmwood Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Elmwood Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beresford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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