Total Crime Rate

86.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

50.1 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 86.6 7/10
  • Violent crimes 50.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 47.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.1 7/10
  • Other theft 9.1 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.8 4/10
  • Drugs 6.8 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.3 1/10
  • Other crime 2.3 1/10
  • Public order 2.3 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Densham Avenue area has the 27th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Orford , and the 185th highest crime rate of 675 local areas in Warrington .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Densham Avenue (WA2 9PW) in the last 12 months was 86.6 per 1,000 residents and was 4.8% 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 50.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Densham Avenue (WA2 9PW), the main crime hotspot is near Hunter Avenue. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Densham Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (23/23)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sinclair Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Northway Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ajax Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Stephen'S Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Crowe Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crowe Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dean Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Achilles Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Dean Crescent Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Northway Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hunter Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clough Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Poole Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Poole Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sinclair Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sinclair Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marron Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brandwood Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gough Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hunter Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dean Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gough Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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