Total Crime Rate

333.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

240.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 333.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 240.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 211.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 46.6 10/10
  • Public order 28.7 10/10
  • Other theft 17.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.3 7/10
  • Drugs 7.2 7/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Wilkinson Street area has the 4th highest crime rate of 100 local areas in Fairfield and Howley , and the 16th highest crime rate of 675 local areas in Warrington .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wilkinson Street (WA2 7RF) in the last 12 months was 333.3 per 1,000 residents and was 215.0% higher than the Fairfield and Howley average (105.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 59 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 67 (≈ 240.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 17.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wilkinson Street (WA2 7RF), the main crime hotspot is near Norris Street. Police recorded 73 crimes here, including 53 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wilkinson Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Central Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rylock Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Norris Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Norris Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Norris Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Ridgway Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dickenson Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dickenson Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Firth Boulevard Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Rylands Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Rylock Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Rylock Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rylock Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rylock Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rylock Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rylock Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Norris Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Roome Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Public order Houghton Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Quebec Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Quebec Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences O'Leary Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Roome Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rylock Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Amelia Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Amelia Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Rhodes Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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