Total Crime Rate

199.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 199.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 121.0 10/10
  • Public order 24.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.2 8/10
  • Drugs 14.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.1 4/10
  • Burglary 7.1 7/10
  • Other crime 7.1 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Orford Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Orford , and the 42nd highest crime rate of 677 local areas in Warrington .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Orford Road (WA2 7SZ) in the last 12 months was 199.3 per 1,000 residents and was 128.6% higher than the Orford average (87.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 34 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -77.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 42 (≈ 149.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -3.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Orford Road (WA2 7SZ), the main crime hotspot is near Woodvale Close. Police recorded 14 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Orford Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sylvia Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Newcombe Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodvale Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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