Total Crime Rate

35.4 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 35.4 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.7 6/10
  • Other crime 6.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.2 2/10
  • 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
  • Public order 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

Monroe Close area has the 25th lowest crime rate of 59 local areas in Birchwood , and the 299th lowest crime rate of 677 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 Monroe Close (WA1 4LW) in the last 12 months was 35.4 per 1,000 residents and was 50.8% lower than the Birchwood average (71.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 166.7% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 25.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 166.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -10.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Monroe Close (WA1 4LW), the main crime hotspot is near Gordon Avenue. Police recorded 35 crimes here, including 6 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Monroe Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Gordon Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Gordon Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ferndale Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Abstone Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Abstone Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Gordon Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Gordon Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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