Total Crime Rate
6.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
6.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Berkshire Drive area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 59 local areas in Birchwood , and the 39th 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 Berkshire Drive (WA1 4HD) in the last 12 months was 6.9 per 1,000 residents and was 90.3% lower than the Birchwood average (71.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Berkshire Drive (WA1 4HD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Maple Road, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hereford Close (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Warrington| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Mancroft Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Acacia Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Gig Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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