Total Crime Rate

509.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

468.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 509.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 468.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 420.9 10/10
  • Public order 44.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 25.3 10/10
  • Other theft 6.3 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.3 6/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.2 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Austen Drive area has the highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Burtonwood and Winwick , and the 10th highest crime rate of 675 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 509.5 per 1,000 residents and was 573.2% higher than the Burtonwood and Winwick average (75.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 133 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 148 (≈ 468.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Austen Drive (WA2 8XE), the main crime hotspot is near Browning Drive. Police recorded 21 crimes here, including 20 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 (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Browning Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Rectory Lane Local resolution
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Masefield Drive Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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