Total Crime Rate
90.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
69.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Libson 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 Libson Close (WA2 0AY) 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 Libson Close (WA2 0AY), 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.
View Crime In Warrington| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mathers Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mathers Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Jervis Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cinnamon Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parkfields Lane | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Rowland Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Libson Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rowland Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Perth Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Rowland Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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