Total Crime Rate

96.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

56.3 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 96.0 8/10
  • Violent crimes 56.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 39.7 8/10
  • Shoplifting 19.9 6/10
  • Public order 13.3 8/10
  • Burglary 6.6 7/10
  • Other theft 6.6 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.3 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.3 2/10
  • Robbery 3.3 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Greenwood Crescent area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Orford , and the 162nd highest crime rate of 675 local areas in Warrington .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Greenwood Crescent (WA2 0EB) in the last 12 months was 96.0 per 1,000 residents and was 5.6% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 56.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -82.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Greenwood Crescent (WA2 0EB), the main crime hotspot is near Bittern Close. Police recorded 35 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Greenwood Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Swift Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Langdale Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Teal Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitby Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Osprey Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Dovedale Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Whitby Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Whitby Avenue —
Apr 2026Public order Bittern Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grasmere Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Grasmere Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fairbrother Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Teal Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Capesthorne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Thames Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Tyne Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thames Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Humber Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Merrick Close Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thames Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thames Close Formal action is not in the public interest
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Data Sources

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