Total Crime Rate

74.7 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 74.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.4 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.8 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.2 8/10
  • Public order 7.1 6/10
  • Burglary 3.6 4/10
  • Other theft 3.6 3/10
  • Shoplifting 3.6 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Waywell Close area has the 5th highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Poplars and Hulme , and the 207th highest 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 Waywell Close (WA2 0AZ) in the last 12 months was 74.7 per 1,000 residents and was 35.1% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 28.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -57.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Waywell Close (WA2 0AZ), the main crime hotspot is near Cottam Drive. Police recorded 13 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Waywell Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Rosyth Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Perth Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tweedsmuir Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Braemar Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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