Total Crime Rate
48.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
28.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Grasmere Avenue area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 56 local areas in Orford , and the 311th highest crime rate of 675 local areas in Warrington .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Grasmere Avenue (WA2 0LR) in the last 12 months was 48.1 per 1,000 residents and was 47.1% lower 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 28.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Grasmere Avenue (WA2 0LR), 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.
View Crime In Warrington| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Swift Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Grasmere Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Concorde Place | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Concorde Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Concorde Place | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ravensdale Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Whitby Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Grasmere Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Humber Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Fairbrother Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Dovedale Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Whitby Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mallard Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mallard Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Whitby Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Bittern Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Whittaker Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Concorde Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Osprey Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Thames Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Thames Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Thames Close | Formal action is not in the public interest |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Thames Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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