Total Crime Rate

25.1 per 1,000 3/10 · 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 25.1 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.6 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.6 3/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
  • Other theft 3.6 3/10
  • Public order 3.6 3/10
  • Shoplifting 3.6 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Ferndale Close area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 59 local areas in Birchwood , and the 213th lowest crime rate of 677 local areas in Warrington .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ferndale Close (WA1 4NT) in the last 12 months was 25.1 per 1,000 residents and was 65.1% lower than the Birchwood average (71.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 7.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ferndale Close (WA1 4NT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hawthorne Avenue, where police recorded 21 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Somerset Way (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Ferndale Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Abstone Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Abstone Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ferndale Close
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hill Top Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bridge Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bridge Road Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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