Total Crime Rate

110.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

62.7 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 110.7 8/10
  • Violent crimes 62.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 59.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.1 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.1 8/10
  • Drugs 7.4 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.7 6/10
  • Burglary 3.7 4/10
  • Other crime 3.7 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.7 6/10
  • Shoplifting 3.7 3/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

East Avenue area has the 34th highest crime rate of 100 local areas in Fairfield and Howley , and the 134th 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 East Avenue (WA2 8AD) in the last 12 months was 110.7 per 1,000 residents and was 4.6% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 62.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around East Avenue (WA2 8AD), 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 East Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Norris Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Norris Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dickenson Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Alder Lane
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Alder Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Alder Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alder Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Alder Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Leonard Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 Arnhem Crescent 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 2026Violence and sexual offences Fitzherbert Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Norris Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Norris Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences East Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Richardson Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Richardson Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dickenson Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alder Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Roome Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Amelia Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences O'Leary Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Central Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alder Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Rhodes Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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