Total Crime Rate
44.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
41.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Yeovil Close area has the 29th highest crime rate of 59 local areas in Birchwood , and the 335th highest crime rate of 675 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 Yeovil Close (WA1 4LJ) in the last 12 months was 44.7 per 1,000 residents and was 37.2% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 41.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Yeovil Close (WA1 4LJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Barnfield Road, where police recorded 6 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wareham Close (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Warrington| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wareham Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ferndale Close | Under investigation |
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