Total Crime Rate
98.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Sharp Street area has the 30th lowest crime rate of 67 local areas in Bewsey and Whitecross , and the 161st highest crime rate of 677 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 63.9% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 43.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 6.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Sharp Street (WA2 7EW), the main crime hotspot is near Tilley Street. Police recorded 91 crimes here, including 59 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 | Other theft | Roome Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sharp Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Battersby Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Leonard Street | — |
| 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 | Anti-social behaviour | St Peter'S Way | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Dickenson Street | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Dickenson Street | Under investigation |
| 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 | Scott Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Tilley Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Tilley Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Roome Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Roome Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Roome Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Scott Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Scott Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Monks Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Leonard Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Tilley Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tilley Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Firth Boulevard | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tilley Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cowdell Street | Under investigation |
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