Total Crime Rate

109.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 109.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 67.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.9 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.7 8/10
  • Drugs 6.5 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.2 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.2 2/10
  • Other theft 3.2 2/10
  • Public order 3.2 2/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Curlew Grove area has the 13th highest crime rate of 59 local areas in Birchwood , and the 139th highest crime rate of 677 local areas in Warrington .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Curlew Grove (WA3 6NX) in the last 12 months was 109.7 per 1,000 residents and was 52.7% higher than the Birchwood average (71.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 71.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -17.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Curlew Grove (WA3 6NX), the main crime hotspot is near Nightingale Close. Police recorded 31 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Curlew Grove area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Forbes Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pipit Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Teal Grove —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Whinchat Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightingale Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Nightingale Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nightingale Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Partridge Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Linnet Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Linnet Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Whitworth Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Redpoll Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Forbes Close Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Public order Forbes Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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