Total Crime Rate

6.5 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

6.5 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 6.5 1/10
  • Violent crimes 6.5 1/10
  • Public order 3.3 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.3 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Spruce Close area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 59 local areas in Birchwood , and the 33rd lowest crime rate of 675 local areas in Warrington .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Spruce Close (WA1 4EA) in the last 12 months was 6.5 per 1,000 residents and was 90.8% lower than the Birchwood average (71.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Public order with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Spruce Close (WA1 4EA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Maple Road, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Timberscombe Gardens (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Spruce Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (1/1)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Mancroft Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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