Total Crime Rate
58.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Park Avenue area has the 49th highest crime rate of 101 local areas in Fairfield and Howley , and the 253rd highest crime rate of 677 local areas in Warrington .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Park Avenue (WA4 1EB) in the last 12 months was 58.8 per 1,000 residents and was 44.0% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 48.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Park Avenue (WA4 1EB), 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.
View Crime In Fairfield and Howley| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Evans Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Carol Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Park Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Loushers Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Secker Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Carol Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Carol Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Carol Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Secker Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Birch Grove | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hawthorne Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hawthorne Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Surrey Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Milton Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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