Total Crime Rate

119.2 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 119.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 80.8 10/10
  • Public order 15.4 9/10
  • Other crime 11.5 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.9 2/10
  • 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
  • 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

Austral Avenue area has the 10th highest crime rate of 59 local areas in Birchwood , and the 123rd highest crime rate of 677 local areas in Warrington .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Austral Avenue (WA1 4ND) in the last 12 months was 119.2 per 1,000 residents and was 66.0% higher 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 103.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 22.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 191.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Austral Avenue (WA1 4ND), 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 Austral Avenue area

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

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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