Total Crime Rate

37.6 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 37.6 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.1 4/10
  • Public order 9.4 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.7 3/10
  • Burglary 4.7 5/10
  • Drugs 4.7 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Montrose Close area has the 14th highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Poplars and Hulme , and the 312th lowest 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 Montrose Close (WA2 0SN) in the last 12 months was 37.6 per 1,000 residents and was 67.4% lower than the Poplars and Hulme average (115.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 23.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Montrose Close (WA2 0SN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Mill Close, where police recorded 10 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Shetland Close (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Montrose Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Rosyth Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kinross Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mill Close
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mill Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Solway Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Perth Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Newton Grove Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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