Crime Rates at Orford Avenue, Warrington, WA2 7QL

Orford Avenue area has the 20th highest crime rate of 101 local areas in Fairfield and Howley , and the 84th highest crime rate of 677 local areas in Warrington .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Orford Avenue (WA2 7QL) in the last 12 months was 145.0 per 1,000 residents and was 38.0% higher than the Fairfield and Howley average (105.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 74.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 53.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 62.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Orford Avenue (WA2 7QL), 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.