Total Crime Rate

253.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 253.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 168.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 28.1 10/10
  • Public order 28.1 10/10
  • Other crime 16.1 10/10
  • Burglary 8.0 8/10
  • Other theft 4.0 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Grasmere Avenue area has the 5th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Orford , and the 26th 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 Grasmere Avenue (WA2 0LW) in the last 12 months was 253.0 per 1,000 residents and was 190.3% 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 42 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 49 (≈ 196.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Grasmere Avenue (WA2 0LW), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Grasmere Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Dunlin Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Severn Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Cherwell Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Osprey Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bittern Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bittern Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dunnock Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Teal Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Swift Close Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Medway Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Merewood Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cherwell Close Local resolution
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Data Sources

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