Total Crime Rate

56.7 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · Nov 2024 - Oct 2025

Violent Crime Rate

23.9 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

Nov 2024 - Oct 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 56.7 5/10
  • Violent crimes 23.9 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.9 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.9 6/10
  • Other theft 9.0 7/10
  • Burglary 6.0 6/10
  • Public order 6.0 5/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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 · Nov 2024 - Oct 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Leacroft Road area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 59 local areas in Birchwood , and the 264th highest crime rate of 676 local areas in Warrington .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Leacroft Road (WA3 6SB) in the last 12 months was 56.7 per 1,000 residents and was 21.6% lower than the Birchwood average (72.4 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 Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violent crimes ( 700.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 23.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 700.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Leacroft Road (WA3 6SB), the main crime hotspot is near Silver Lane. Police recorded 7 crimes here, including 4 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Leacroft Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Oct 2025Public order Leacroft Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Oct 2025Vehicle crime Hamsterley Close Under investigation
Oct 2025Vehicle crime Hamsterley Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Oct 2025Criminal damage and arson Hamsterley Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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