Total Crime Rate

81.8 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

62.9 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 81.8 7/10
  • Violent crimes 62.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 50.3 8/10
  • Public order 12.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.3 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.3 5/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Poplars Avenue area has the 25th lowest crime rate of 56 local areas in Orford , and the 204th 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 9TX) in the last 12 months was 81.8 per 1,000 residents and was 10.1% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 62.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Poplars Avenue (WA2 9TX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Concorde Place, where police recorded 42 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Morgan Avenue (25 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Poplars Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (28/28)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Small Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Scafell Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Windermere Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Patterdale Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Buttermere Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Concorde Place —
Apr 2026Drugs Concorde Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Concorde Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Concorde Place Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Scafell Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Byron Court —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ambleside Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Byron Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Scafell Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Scafell Avenue —
Apr 2026Other crime Cartmel Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Morgan Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Morgan Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Statham Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Small Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Windermere Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Windermere Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Buttermere Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Buttermere Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Buttermere Crescent —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mallard Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mallard Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Keswick Crescent Under investigation
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Data Sources

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