Total Crime Rate

103.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 103.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 90.0 10/10
  • Other crime 6.7 8/10
  • Public order 6.7 6/10
  • 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 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Willow Crescent area has the 33rd highest crime rate of 101 local areas in Fairfield and Howley , and the 150th highest crime rate of 677 local areas in Warrington .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Willow Crescent (WA1 4JS) in the last 12 months was 103.3 per 1,000 residents and was 1.6% 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 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 96.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 12.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Willow Crescent (WA1 4JS), 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 Willow Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Birchdale Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Rushmore Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Willow Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Willow Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Gordon Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Manchester Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Gordon Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Gordon Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Rushmore Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Gordon Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Princess Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Seymour Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Seymour Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Birchdale Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Manchester Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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