Total Crime Rate

125.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

82.9 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 125.7 8/10
  • Violent crimes 82.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 66.8 9/10
  • Public order 16.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.7 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.7 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.0 7/10
  • Other crime 5.4 7/10
  • Other theft 5.4 5/10
  • Burglary 2.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
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

Canberra Square area has the 16th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Orford , and the 103rd 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 Canberra Square (WA2 0DY) in the last 12 months was 125.7 per 1,000 residents and was 38.3% higher than the Orford average (90.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 82.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Canberra Square (WA2 0DY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Concorde Place, where police recorded 42 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bittern Close (26 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Canberra Square area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Caldbeck Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Festival Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Whitby Avenue
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Whitby Avenue
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Concorde Place
Apr 2026Drugs Concorde Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Concorde Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Concorde Place Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ravensdale Close
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mallard Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whittaker Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Grasmere Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grasmere Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Caldbeck Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Caldbeck Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Caldbeck Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitby Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Bittern Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mallard Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fairbrother Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Thames Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thames Close Formal action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thames Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thames Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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