Total Crime Rate
39.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
26.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Rylands Drive area has the 38th lowest crime rate of 100 local areas in Fairfield and Howley , and the 319th lowest crime rate of 675 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 Rylands Drive (WA2 7DB) in the last 12 months was 39.4 per 1,000 residents and was 62.8% lower than the Fairfield and Howley average (105.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 26.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -90.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Rylands Drive (WA2 7DB), the main crime hotspot is near Norris Street. Police recorded 73 crimes here, including 53 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Warrington| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Roome Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dickenson Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Norris Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Norris Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Norris Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Norris Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Norris Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Norris Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Norris Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Norris Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Granville Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Granville Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Marsh House Lane | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Marsh House Lane | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dickenson Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Granville Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Norris Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Quebec Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Quebec Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rylock Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Firth Boulevard | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Rylands Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rylock Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rylock Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Sidings Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rylock Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rylock Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Weavers Fold | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rylock Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rylock Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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