Total Crime Rate

585.4 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 585.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 455.7 10/10
  • Public order 72.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 28.5 10/10
  • Other theft 15.8 9/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Other crime 3.2 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.2 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.2 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Austen Drive area has the highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Burtonwood and Winwick , and the 6th highest crime rate of 677 local areas in Warrington .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Austen Drive (WA2 8XE) in the last 12 months was 585.4 per 1,000 residents and was 616.6% higher than the Burtonwood and Winwick average (81.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 144 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 167 (≈ 528.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -8.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Austen Drive (WA2 8XE), the main crime hotspot is near Browning Drive. Police recorded 15 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Austen Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Browning Drive Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Public order Browning Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Browning Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Chesterton Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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