Total Crime Rate

18.9 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

15.7 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 18.9 2/10
  • Violent crimes 15.7 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.7 4/10
  • Burglary 3.1 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Festival Avenue area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 56 local areas in Orford , and the 146th lowest 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 Festival Avenue (WA2 9ER) in the last 12 months was 18.9 per 1,000 residents and was 79.2% lower than the Orford average (90.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 25.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 15.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Festival Avenue (WA2 9ER), the main crime hotspot is near Concorde Place. Police recorded 42 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Festival Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Concorde Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Concorde Place Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Concorde Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Concorde Place —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whittaker Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Small Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Primrose Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Statham Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order School Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences School Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Small Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Caldbeck Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Caldbeck Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Caldbeck Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Festival Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences School Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Caldbeck Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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