Total Crime Rate
11.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Bickley Close area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 28 local areas in Poplars and Hulme , and the 82nd 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 Bickley Close (WA2 0AT) in the last 12 months was 11.6 per 1,000 residents and was 89.9% lower than the Poplars and Hulme average (115.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -60.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 7.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -71.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Bickley Close (WA2 0AT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Orchard Street, where police recorded 36 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Vulcan Close (26 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Poplars and Hulme| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gayhurst Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Arran Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Vulcan Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Appletree Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Arran Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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