Total Crime Rate
10.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Dunley Close area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 59 local areas in Birchwood , and the 71st lowest crime rate of 677 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 Dunley Close (WA3 6UH) in the last 12 months was 10.4 per 1,000 residents and was 85.5% lower than the Birchwood average (71.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2024, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 5.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -90.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Dunley Close (WA3 6UH), the main crime hotspot is near Rendlesham Close. Police recorded 9 crimes here, including 7 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Birchwood| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bramshill Close | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ashdown Lane | Under investigation |
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