Total Crime Rate

135.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 135.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.4 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.6 8/10
  • Public order 20.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.7 9/10
  • Burglary 8.9 8/10
  • Drugs 8.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.9 5/10
  • Other theft 5.9 5/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Shoplifting 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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 8th highest crime rate of 59 local areas in Birchwood , and the 96th highest crime rate of 677 local areas in Warrington .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Epping Drive (WA1 4QN) in the last 12 months was 135.7 per 1,000 residents and was 88.9% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 59.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Epping Drive (WA1 4QN), 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 2025Anti-social behaviour Well Farm Close —
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 2025Public order Well Farm Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Well Farm Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Well Farm Close —
Sep 2025Other crime Baron Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Warren Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Warren Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Poulton Crescent Under investigation
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Data Sources

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