Total Crime Rate
92.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Rylands Drive area has the 38th highest crime rate of 101 local areas in Fairfield and Howley , and the 170th highest crime rate of 677 local areas in Warrington .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Rylands Drive (WA2 7DY) in the last 12 months was 92.9 per 1,000 residents and was 11.6% lower than the Fairfield and Howley average (105.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 37 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -55.6% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 43 (≈ 66.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 35.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Rylands Drive (WA2 7DY), the main crime hotspot is near Greenings Court. Police recorded 64 crimes here, including 41 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Fairfield and Howley| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | O'Leary Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Monks Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| 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 | Other theft | Amelia Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Battersby Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Firth Boulevard | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Firth Boulevard | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Weavers Fold | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Greenings Court | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | O'Leary Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Greenings Court | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Greenings Court | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Greenings Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Greenings Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Greenings Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Greenings Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Sidings Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Roome Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Roome Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Roome Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Roome Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Roome Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | O'Leary Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Rylock Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Annie Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rylock Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sharp Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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