Total Crime Rate
73.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Hughes Avenue area has the 24th lowest crime rate of 56 local areas in Orford , and the 211th 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 Hughes Avenue (WA2 9EL) in the last 12 months was 73.3 per 1,000 residents and was 15.9% lower than the Orford average (87.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 14.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -58.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Hughes Avenue (WA2 9EL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Concorde Place, where police recorded 41 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bittern Close (29 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Orford| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cherwell Close | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bittern Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Concorde Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Park Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Whittaker Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Merewood Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Festival Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Concorde Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Caldbeck Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Caldbeck Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bittern Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Cherwell Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mallard Close | Under investigation |
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