Total Crime Rate

189.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 189.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 141.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.8 9/10
  • Drugs 7.3 7/10
  • Public order 7.3 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.6 2/10
  • Burglary 3.6 4/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Merewood Close area has the 8th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Orford , and the 46th highest crime rate of 677 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 Merewood Close (WA2 0GA) in the last 12 months was 189.1 per 1,000 residents and was 116.9% higher than the Orford average (87.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 39 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 41 (≈ 149.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 32.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Merewood Close (WA2 0GA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Concorde Place, where police recorded 41 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bittern Close (29 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Merewood Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Buttermere Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cherwell Close Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Swift Close Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Concorde Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Concorde Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bittern Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bittern Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Whittaker Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mallard Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Merewood Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Cherwell Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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