Total Crime Rate
150.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Sharp Street area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 67 local areas in Bewsey and Whitecross , and the 76th highest crime rate of 677 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 150.4 per 1,000 residents and was 45.1% lower 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 88.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Sharp Street (WA2 7EN), 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 Bewsey and Whitecross| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Scott Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | St Peter'S Way | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Scott Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Battersby Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Amelia Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dickenson Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Dickenson Street | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Dickenson Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Firth Boulevard | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Dickenson Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Annie Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sharp Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sharp Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Leonard Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Leonard Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Fitzherbert Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Fitzherbert Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Scott Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Firth Boulevard | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Lythgoes Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Greenings Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Greenings Court | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Greenings Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Greenings Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Greenings Court | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cowdell Street | Under investigation |
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