Crime Rates at Bentham Avenue, Orford, Warrington, WA2 9ND

Bentham Avenue area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 56 local areas in Orford , and the 253rd 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 Bentham Avenue (WA2 9ND) in the last 12 months was 64.1 per 1,000 residents and was 29.5% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 10.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 39.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bentham Avenue (WA2 9ND), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Concorde Place, where police recorded 42 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Morgan Avenue (25 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.