Total Crime Rate

138.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

94.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 138.6 9/10
  • Violent crimes 94.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 70.8 9/10
  • Public order 23.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.9 5/10
  • Other crime 8.9 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.9 5/10
  • Burglary 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
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

Sharp Street area has the 28th highest crime rate of 65 local areas in Bewsey and Whitecross , and the 89th highest crime rate of 675 local areas in Warrington .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Sharp Street (WA2 7EN) in the last 12 months was 138.6 per 1,000 residents and was 50.6% lower than the Bewsey and Whitecross average (280.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 94.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sharp Street (WA2 7EN), the main crime hotspot is near Greenings Court. Police recorded 65 crimes here, including 39 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Sharp Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Rylands Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Dudley Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Dudley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Winifred Street
Apr 2026Public order Winifred Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greenings Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greenings Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greenings Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Earl Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lythgoes Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Amelia Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Amelia Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Leonard Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Rhodes Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dickenson Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dickenson Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Arnhem Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Longford Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Firth Boulevard Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lythgoes Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Peter'S Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cyril Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chester Walk Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chorley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fitzherbert Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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