Total Crime Rate

30.1 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

23.4 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 30.1 3/10
  • Violent crimes 23.4 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.4 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.3 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.3 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Oleary Street area has the 30th lowest crime rate of 100 local areas in Fairfield and Howley , and the 256th lowest 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 Oleary Street (WA2 7SA) in the last 12 months was 30.1 per 1,000 residents and was 71.6% lower 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 23.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Oleary Street (WA2 7SA), 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 Oleary Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rylock Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Rylock Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Marsh House Lane
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rylock Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rylock Close Under investigation
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 Rylock Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rylock Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Rylock Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Rylands Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Norris Street
Apr 2026Other crime Ridgway 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 2026Violence and sexual offences Norris Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Norris Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Norris Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Norris Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Norris Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Norris Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marsh House Lane Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Norris Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences East Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Amelia Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Richardson Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Richardson Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Amelia Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Public order Roome Street Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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