Total Crime Rate

118.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

88.1 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 118.8 8/10
  • Violent crimes 88.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 88.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.7 4/10
  • Drugs 3.8 4/10
  • Other theft 3.8 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.8 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
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

Richmond Street area has the 8th highest crime rate of 30 local areas in Latchford East , and the 117th 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 Richmond Street (WA4 1NS) in the last 12 months was 118.8 per 1,000 residents and was 43.2% higher than the Latchford East average (82.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 88.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Richmond Street (WA4 1NS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Gaskell Avenue, where police recorded 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bruntleigh Avenue (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Richmond Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gaskell Avenue Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Gaskell Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parkfield Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nook Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Powder Mill Road —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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