Total Crime Rate

74.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 74.3 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.0 7/10
  • Drugs 15.5 9/10
  • Other theft 9.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.2 3/10
  • Burglary 3.1 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.1 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.1 4/10
  • Public order 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Manchester Road area has the 44th highest crime rate of 101 local areas in Fairfield and Howley , and the 208th highest crime rate of 677 local areas in Warrington .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Manchester Road (WA1 3UA) in the last 12 months was 74.3 per 1,000 residents and was 29.3% lower than the Fairfield and Howley average (105.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 37.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 7.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Manchester Road (WA1 3UA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Gordon Avenue, where police recorded 35 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Willow Crescent (27 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Manchester Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Birchdale Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Birchdale Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Gordon Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Rushmore Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Rushmore Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Gordon Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Gordon Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Gordon Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Willow Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Willow Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Manchester Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Manchester Road Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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