Total Crime Rate

188.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

142.4 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 188.6 9/10
  • Violent crimes 142.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 117.4 10/10
  • Public order 24.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.7 7/10
  • Other crime 10.7 10/10
  • Other theft 10.7 8/10
  • Drugs 7.1 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.6 2/10
  • 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

Newcombe Avenue area has the 8th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Orford , and the 53rd highest crime rate of 675 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 Newcombe Avenue (WA2 7TA) in the last 12 months was 188.6 per 1,000 residents and was 107.5% higher than the Orford average (90.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 40 (≈ 142.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Newcombe Avenue (WA2 7TA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sylvia Crescent, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Woodvale Close (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Newcombe Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Woodvale Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodvale Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodvale Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Brian Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Sylvia Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sylvia Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Sylvia Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Eric Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newcombe Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Newcombe Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Sylvia Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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