Crime Rates at Birch Avenue, Winwick, Warrington, WA2 9TN

Birch Avenue area has the highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Orford , and the 3rd highest crime rate of 675 local areas in Warrington .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Birch Avenue (WA2 9TN) in the last 12 months was 960.4 per 1,000 residents and was 956.6% 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 155 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 72.2% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 178 (≈ 640.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 56.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Birch Avenue (WA2 9TN), 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.