Total Crime Rate
94.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
77.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Beech Avenue area has the 7th highest crime rate of 42 local areas in Culcheth, Glazebury and Croft , and the 164th 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 Beech Avenue (WA3 4JF) in the last 12 months was 94.8 per 1,000 residents and was 103.0% higher than the Culcheth, Glazebury and Croft average (46.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -29.6% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 77.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -4.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Beech Avenue (WA3 4JF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 18 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Withington Avenue (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Warrington| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Shaw Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Warrington Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Withington Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ribchester Gardens | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Petrol Station | Local resolution |
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