Total Crime Rate

99.6 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 99.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 48.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.4 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.4 6/10
  • Other crime 7.4 8/10
  • Public order 7.4 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.4 6/10
  • Burglary 3.7 4/10
  • Drugs 3.7 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.7 6/10
  • Robbery 3.7 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

East Avenue area has the 36th highest crime rate of 101 local areas in Fairfield and Howley , and the 160th 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 East Avenue (WA2 8AD) in the last 12 months was 99.6 per 1,000 residents and was 5.2% lower than the Fairfield and Howley average (105.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 62.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 41.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around East Avenue (WA2 8AD), the main crime hotspot is near Norris Street. Police recorded 79 crimes here, including 55 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
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences O'Leary Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Norris Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences O'Leary Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences O'Leary Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Amelia Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Alder Crescent Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dickenson Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Dickenson Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Drugs Dickenson Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dickenson Street
Sep 2025Other theft Roome Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Roome Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Roome Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Roome Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Norris Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Roome Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Fitzherbert Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Fitzherbert Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Norris Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Leonard Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Leonard Street
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Norris Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Norris Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alder Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Alder Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Alder Lane
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Norris Street

Data Sources

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