Total Crime Rate

36.4 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 36.4 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.1 5/10
  • Public order 3.0 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Epping Drive area has the 28th lowest crime rate of 59 local areas in Birchwood , and the 305th 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 Epping Drive (WA1 4QL) in the last 12 months was 36.4 per 1,000 residents and was 49.4% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2022. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -71.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -6.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Epping Drive (WA1 4QL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Well Farm Close, where police recorded 32 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hillock Lane (23 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Epping Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hillock Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Warren Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Well Farm Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Well Farm Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Well Farm Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Well Farm Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Well Farm Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Well Farm Close —
Sep 2025Public order Well Farm Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Warren Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Poulton Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hill Top Road —
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Data Sources

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