Total Crime Rate

62.9 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 62.9 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.5 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.6 6/10
  • Public order 9.4 7/10
  • Burglary 3.1 3/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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
  • 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

Buttermere Avenue area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 56 local areas in Orford , and the 240th highest crime rate of 677 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 Buttermere Avenue (WA2 0NJ) in the last 12 months was 62.9 per 1,000 residents and was 27.8% lower 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 40.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Buttermere Avenue (WA2 0NJ), the main crime hotspot is near Concorde Place. Police recorded 41 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Buttermere Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Thirlmere Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ullswater Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Thirlmere Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Thirlmere Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Concorde Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Concorde Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mallard Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Buttermere Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ullswater Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Merewood Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Honister Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ambleside Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kirkstone Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Scafell Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Scafell Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Scafell Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Scafell Avenue Under investigation

Data Sources

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