Total Crime Rate

125.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

81.2 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 125.5 8/10
  • Violent crimes 81.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 48.0 8/10
  • Public order 33.2 10/10
  • Other theft 14.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.1 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.4 4/10
  • Burglary 7.4 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.7 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
  • 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

Braemar Close area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Poplars and Hulme , and the 104th highest crime rate of 675 local areas in Warrington .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Braemar Close (WA2 0EN) in the last 12 months was 125.5 per 1,000 residents and was 5.9% higher 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 81.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 29.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Braemar Close (WA2 0EN), 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 Braemar Close area

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

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