Crime Rates at Poplars Avenue, Orford, Warrington, WA2 9TH

Poplars Avenue area has the 25th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Orford , and the 175th 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 Poplars Avenue (WA2 9TH) in the last 12 months was 90.5 per 1,000 residents and was 0.4% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 51.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Poplars Avenue (WA2 9TH), 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.