Total Crime Rate

95.0 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

27.2 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 95.0 7/10
  • Violent crimes 27.2 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 22.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.6 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.1 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 9.1 9/10
  • Other theft 9.1 7/10
  • Shoplifting 9.1 5/10
  • Burglary 4.5 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.5 4/10
  • Public order 4.5 4/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Canterbury Street area has the 38th highest crime rate of 100 local areas in Fairfield and Howley , and the 163rd highest crime rate of 675 local areas in Warrington .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Canterbury Street (WA4 1BU) in the last 12 months was 95.0 per 1,000 residents and was 10.2% lower 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 27.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -53.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -79.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Canterbury Street (WA4 1BU), 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 Canterbury Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wilderspool Causeway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Fairclough Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences New Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order New Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Canterbury Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences River Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences River Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order River Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Vernon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order A5061 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Parr Street Under investigation
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 2026Other crime A49 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Fletcher Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Fletcher Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime New Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences New Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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