Total Crime Rate

90.9 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

69.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 90.9 7/10
  • Violent crimes 69.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 65.8 9/10
  • Drugs 12.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.3 4/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Public order 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Mathers Close area has the 5th highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Poplars and Hulme , and the 174th highest crime rate of 675 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 Mathers Close (WA2 0AX) in the last 12 months was 90.9 per 1,000 residents and was 23.3% lower than the Poplars and Hulme average (118.5 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 Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 69.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mathers Close (WA2 0AX), the main crime hotspot is near Jervis Close. Police recorded 16 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Mathers Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Perth Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Rowland Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Libson Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mathers Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mathers Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Jervis Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Rowland Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rowland Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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