Total Crime Rate
77.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
60.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Partridge Close area has the 18th highest crime rate of 59 local areas in Birchwood , and the 217th 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 Partridge Close (WA3 6RF) in the last 12 months was 77.4 per 1,000 residents and was 8.8% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -25.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 60.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Partridge Close (WA3 6RF), the main crime hotspot is near Nightingale Close. Police recorded 20 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Birchwood| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Noble Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Mallard Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Curlew Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Curlew Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Curlew Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Mallard Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Mallard Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Kingfisher Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Mallard Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Greenfinch Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Teal Grove | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Pipit Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightingale Close | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightingale Close | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Nightingale Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Redpoll Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Curlew Grove | Under investigation |
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