Crime Rates at Houghton Avenue, Fairfield And Howley, Warrington, WA2 7EQ

Houghton Avenue area has the 49th lowest crime rate of 100 local areas in Fairfield and Howley , and the 246th highest 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 Houghton Avenue (WA2 7EQ) in the last 12 months was 64.9 per 1,000 residents and was 38.6% 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 Drugs with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 26.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -80.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Houghton Avenue (WA2 7EQ), 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.