Total Crime Rate

233.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

161.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 233.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 161.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 125.8 10/10
  • Public order 35.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 24.0 7/10
  • Other crime 18.0 10/10
  • Burglary 12.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.0 3/10
  • Drugs 6.0 6/10
  • Other theft 6.0 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

New Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 100 local areas in Fairfield and Howley , and the 32nd 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 New Road (WA4 1BS) in the last 12 months was 233.5 per 1,000 residents and was 120.7% higher than the Fairfield and Howley average (105.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 161.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around New Road (WA4 1BS), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 49 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in New Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bennett Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order New Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Bennett Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime New Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences New Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Parr Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences New Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bennett Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Canterbury Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Vernon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order A5061 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Fairclough Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bennett Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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