Total Crime Rate

83.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

73.3 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 83.3 7/10
  • Violent crimes 73.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 70.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.7 5/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Public order 3.3 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Willow Crescent area has the 42nd highest crime rate of 100 local areas in Fairfield and Howley , and the 196th highest crime rate of 675 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 83.3 per 1,000 residents and was 21.3% lower 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 Other crime with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 73.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.9% 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 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Willow Crescent (19 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 (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Gordon Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Ludlow Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Ludlow Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Gordon Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wildwood Grove Under investigation
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Data Sources

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