Total Crime Rate
49.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
24.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Winifred Street area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 65 local areas in Bewsey and Whitecross , and the 306th 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 Winifred Street (WA2 7ER) in the last 12 months was 49.0 per 1,000 residents and was 82.5% 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 24.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Winifred Street (WA2 7ER), 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.
View Crime In Warrington| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Winifred Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Roome Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Leonard Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dickenson Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dickenson Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| 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 | Arnhem Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Rhodes Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Amelia Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Amelia Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Roome Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Dudley Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lythgoes Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lythgoes Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Sidings Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Houghton Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Greenings Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Greenings Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Greenings Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Winifred Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Chorley Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chorley Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Peter'S Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chester Walk | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Dudley Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Forster Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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