Total Crime Rate

73.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 73.4 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.2 5/10
  • Other theft 11.6 8/10
  • Public order 11.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.7 6/10
  • Other crime 7.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.9 2/10
  • Burglary 3.9 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Rawlings Close area has the 17th highest crime rate of 59 local areas in Birchwood , and the 210th highest crime rate of 677 local areas in Warrington .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Rawlings Close (WA3 6QB) in the last 12 months was 73.4 per 1,000 residents and was 2.1% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 34.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 32.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rawlings Close (WA3 6QB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Nightingale Close, where police recorded 31 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Admirals Road (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Rawlings Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pipit Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Lyster Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Burrough Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Admirals Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Admirals Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Admirals Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Admirals Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Admirals Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Admirals Road —
Sep 2025Drugs Lyster Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lyster Close —
Sep 2025Burglary Fieldfare Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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 —

Data Sources

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