Total Crime Rate
293.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025St Peters Way area has the 11th highest crime rate of 67 local areas in Bewsey and Whitecross , and the 22nd highest crime rate of 677 local areas in Warrington .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around St Peters Way (WA2 7BL) in the last 12 months was 293.3 per 1,000 residents and was 7.1% higher than the Bewsey and Whitecross average (274.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 38 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 45 (≈ 200.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 60.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around St Peters Way (WA2 7BL), the main crime hotspot is near Tilley Street. Police recorded 91 crimes here, including 59 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Bewsey and Whitecross| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tilley Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cowdell Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Scott Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dudley Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dudley Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Annie Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Chester Walk | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | St Peter'S Way | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Dickenson Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Dickenson Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Dickenson Street | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dickenson Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Leonard Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Battersby Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Leonard Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Scott Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Lythgoes Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | St Benedicts Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Oliver Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tilley Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Haydock Street | Under investigation |
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