Total Crime Rate

45.6 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

24.6 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 45.6 5/10
  • Violent crimes 24.6 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.1 5/10
  • Drugs 7.0 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.0 6/10
  • Burglary 3.5 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.5 3/10
  • Public order 3.5 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Birch Road area has the 16th highest crime rate of 42 local areas in Culcheth, Glazebury and Croft , and the 328th 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 Birch Road (WA3 6JS) in the last 12 months was 45.6 per 1,000 residents and was 2.4% lower 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -14.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 24.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Birch Road (WA3 6JS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Dam Lane, where police recorded 10 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Orchard Brow (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Birch Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Helens Close —
Apr 2026Public order Dam Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Birch Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dawlish Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Orchard Brow Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Glen Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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