Total Crime Rate
90.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
52.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Ottawa Gardens area has the 13th highest crime rate of 30 local areas in Latchford East , and the 174th highest crime rate of 675 local areas in Warrington .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Ottawa Gardens (WA4 1AD) in the last 12 months was 90.9 per 1,000 residents and was 9.6% higher than the Latchford East average (82.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 60.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 52.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -20.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Ottawa Gardens (WA4 1AD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Gaskell Avenue, where police recorded 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bruntleigh Avenue (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Warrington| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Whitley Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Denver Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nook Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Tilston Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Gaskell Avenue | Offender given a caution |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Powder Mill Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Tilston Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Tilston Avenue | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Tilston Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Gaskell Avenue | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Marsden Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parkfield Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Moss Road | Under investigation |
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