Total Crime Rate
24.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
20.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Tomlinson Avenue area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 100 local areas in Fairfield and Howley , and the 198th 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 Tomlinson Avenue (WA2 8EA) in the last 12 months was 24.1 per 1,000 residents and was 77.3% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 25.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 20.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -88.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Tomlinson Avenue (WA2 8EA), 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.
View Crime In Warrington| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Arena Gardens | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Norris Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Norris Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Norris Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Norris Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Norris Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Norris Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Brian Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Norris Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Norris Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Norris Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Norris Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Sylvia Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Orford Green | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Quebec Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Sylvia Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Arena Gardens | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Quebec Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Ridgway Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Sylvia Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Sylvia Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Arena Gardens | Under investigation |
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