Total Crime Rate

102.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

74.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 102.0 8/10
  • Violent crimes 74.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 71.4 9/10
  • Burglary 13.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.8 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.4 2/10
  • Other theft 3.4 3/10
  • Public order 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • 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
  • 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

Wansfell Place area has the 21st highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Orford , and the 148th highest crime rate of 675 local areas in Warrington .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wansfell Place (WA2 9SN) in the last 12 months was 102.0 per 1,000 residents and was 12.3% higher 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 Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 74.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wansfell Place (WA2 9SN), the main crime hotspot is near Elm Road. Police recorded 136 crimes here, including 134 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wansfell Place area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elm Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sandy Lane West Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cotswold Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pentland Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chiltern Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Pentland Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chiltern Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elm Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sandy Lane West Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Sandy Lane West Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elm Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cheviot Avenue Local resolution
Apr 2026Public order Brendon Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Brendon Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Birch Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elm Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hunter Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hunter Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ajax Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Chiltern Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elm Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elm Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elm Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elm Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elm Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Grisedale Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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