Total Crime Rate
98.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
39.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Sharp Street area has the 29th lowest crime rate of 65 local areas in Bewsey and Whitecross , and the 154th highest crime rate of 675 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 Sharp Street (WA2 7EW) in the last 12 months was 98.8 per 1,000 residents and was 64.8% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 39.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Sharp Street (WA2 7EW), the main crime hotspot is near Tilley Street. Police recorded 70 crimes here, including 47 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 | Other theft | Tilley Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Chorley Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | 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 | Violence and sexual offences | Greenings Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Houghton Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Sidings Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Peter'S Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chester Walk | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chorley Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dickenson Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Tilley 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 | Lythgoes Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lythgoes Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Arnhem Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Roome Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Rhodes Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Roome Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Amelia Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| 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 | Tilley Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Dudley Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Forster Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Local resolution |
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