Total Crime Rate

112.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

81.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 112.0 8/10
  • Violent crimes 81.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 54.1 9/10
  • Public order 27.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.6 8/10
  • Other theft 7.7 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.9 2/10
  • Burglary 3.9 4/10
  • Drugs 3.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Rawlings Close area has the 10th highest crime rate of 59 local areas in Birchwood , and the 132nd 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 Rawlings Close (WA3 6QB) in the last 12 months was 112.0 per 1,000 residents and was 57.3% higher than the Birchwood average (71.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 81.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -18.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rawlings Close (WA3 6QB), the main crime hotspot is near Rawlings Close. Police recorded 21 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 Rawlings Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Curlew Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Rawlings Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Curlew Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Curlew Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Pipit Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Mallard Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Mallard Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Curlew Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greenfinch Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rawlings Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rawlings Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Mallard Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Teal Grove Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightingale Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Nightingale Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightingale Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Mallard Lane Under investigation
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Data Sources

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