Total Crime Rate

72.0 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 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 72.0 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.0 7/10
  • Burglary 24.0 10/10
  • Other theft 12.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Hewitt Street area has the 45th highest crime rate of 101 local areas in Fairfield and Howley , and the 216th highest crime rate of 677 local areas in Warrington .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hewitt Street (WA4 1BG) in the last 12 months was 72.0 per 1,000 residents and was 31.5% lower than the Fairfield and Howley average (105.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 3 cases , down -25.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 36.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hewitt Street (WA4 1BG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Carol Street, where police recorded 23 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near A5061 (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Hewitt Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Surrey Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Carol Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grove Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Harbord Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fairclough Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Peartree Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery Carol Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A5061 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Carol Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kent Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Carol Street Awaiting court outcome

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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