Total Crime Rate

144.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 144.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 68.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.9 9/10
  • Drugs 19.1 10/10
  • Burglary 8.2 8/10
  • Public order 8.2 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.2 7/10
  • Other theft 5.5 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.7 2/10
  • Other crime 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
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Northway area has the 21st highest crime rate of 101 local areas in Fairfield and Howley , and the 85th highest crime rate of 677 local areas in Warrington .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Northway (WA2 9QB) in the last 12 months was 144.8 per 1,000 residents and was 37.8% higher than the Fairfield and Howley average (105.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -62.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 76.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 7.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Northway (WA2 9QB), the main crime hotspot is near Hospital. Police recorded 49 crimes here, including 41 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Northway area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ajax Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Floyd Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Achilles Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Achilles Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sinclair Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Armour Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Armour Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Crowe Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gough Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Locker Avenue —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Locker Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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