Total Crime Rate
133.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Grasmere Avenue area has the 15th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Orford , and the 97th 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 Grasmere Avenue (WA2 0LA) in the last 12 months was 133.0 per 1,000 residents and was 52.5% 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 36 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -40.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 41 (≈ 118.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Grasmere Avenue (WA2 0LA), the main crime hotspot is near Bittern Close. Police recorded 37 crimes here, including 29 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Orford| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Trossach Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Cherwell Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Swift Close | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Medway Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Capesthorne Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Capesthorne Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Capesthorne Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Severn Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dunnock Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Fairbrother Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Fairbrother Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Fairbrother Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Fairbrother Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Osprey Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cherwell Close | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Fairbrother Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Merewood Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bittern Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Teal Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Whittaker Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Dunlin Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bittern Close | Under investigation |
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