Total Crime Rate

302.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 302.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 88.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 79.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 69.1 9/10
  • Public order 26.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.9 7/10
  • Drugs 9.9 8/10
  • Burglary 6.6 7/10
  • Other theft 6.6 6/10
  • Robbery 6.6 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Knutsford Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 101 local areas in Fairfield and Howley , and the 20th highest crime rate of 677 local areas in Warrington .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Knutsford Road (WA4 1DU) in the last 12 months was 302.6 per 1,000 residents and was 188.1% higher 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 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 166.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 37 (≈ 121.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 60.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Knutsford Road (WA4 1DU), the main crime hotspot is near Parking 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 Knutsford Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hawthorne Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Evans Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Milton Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Surrey Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hawthorne Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Birch Grove —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Carol Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Carol Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Carol Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Carol Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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