Total Crime Rate

72.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

53.6 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 72.6 6/10
  • Violent crimes 53.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 47.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.5 5/10
  • Other crime 6.3 8/10
  • Public order 6.3 5/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Winwick Road area has the 49th highest crime rate of 100 local areas in Fairfield and Howley , and the 227th highest 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 Winwick Road (WA2 8QF) in the last 12 months was 72.6 per 1,000 residents and was 31.4% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 53.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Winwick Road (WA2 8QF), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 38 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Winwick Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Achilles Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marron Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brandwood Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gough Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gough Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dean Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dean Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Dean Crescent Local resolution
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Data Sources

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