Crime Rates at Gough Avenue, Longford, Warrington, WA2 9QS

Gough Avenue area has the 49th highest crime rate of 100 local areas in Fairfield and Howley , and the 227th 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 Gough Avenue (WA2 9QS) in the last 12 months was 72.6 per 1,000 residents and was 31.4% lower than the Fairfield and Howley average (105.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 53.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gough Avenue (WA2 9QS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 38 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hunter Avenue (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.