Total Crime Rate

48.3 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

29.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 48.3 5/10
  • Violent crimes 29.7 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.0 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.2 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.7 2/10
  • Burglary 3.7 4/10
  • Public order 3.7 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Templeton Drive area has the 10th highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Poplars and Hulme , and the 310th highest crime rate of 675 local areas in Warrington .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Templeton Drive (WA2 0WT) in the last 12 months was 48.3 per 1,000 residents and was 59.2% lower than the Poplars and Hulme average (118.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 16.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 29.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Templeton Drive (WA2 0WT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Crab Lane, where police recorded 28 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Templeton Drive (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Templeton Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Crab Lane —
Apr 2026Public order Capenhurst Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Ronald Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Windscale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Stonehaven Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Rowland Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Templeton Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Crab Lane —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Rowland Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Crab Lane —
Apr 2026Burglary Crab Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rowland Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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