Total Crime Rate

148.4 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 148.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 52.1 8/10
  • Public order 20.8 9/10
  • Drugs 18.2 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.4 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.8 4/10
  • Other theft 7.8 7/10
  • Burglary 5.2 6/10
  • Other crime 5.2 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.6 2/10
  • Robbery 2.6 2/10
  • Shoplifting 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Kerfoot Street area has the 24th highest crime rate of 67 local areas in Bewsey and Whitecross , and the 80th highest crime rate of 677 local areas in Warrington .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Kerfoot Street (WA2 8NU) in the last 12 months was 148.4 per 1,000 residents and was 45.8% lower than the Bewsey and Whitecross average (274.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 78.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kerfoot Street (WA2 8NU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 45 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Watkin Street (29 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Kerfoot Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Robbery Jockey Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Watkin Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Jockey Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Jockey Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Jockey Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Jockey Street
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Watkin Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Watkin Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Watkin Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Watkin Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Watkin Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Watkin Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Jockey Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Melville Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Melville Close
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Melville Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation

Data Sources

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