Total Crime Rate

90.9 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

52.9 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 90.9 7/10
  • Violent crimes 52.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 48.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.6 5/10
  • Other crime 6.3 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.1 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.1 1/10
  • Public order 2.1 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.1 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Latchford Street area has the 13th highest crime rate of 30 local areas in Latchford East , and the 174th 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 Latchford Street (WA4 1PG) in the last 12 months was 90.9 per 1,000 residents and was 9.6% 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 Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 60.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 52.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -20.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Latchford Street (WA4 1PG), 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 Latchford Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nook Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Moss Road Under investigation
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 Denver Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Powder Mill Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parkfield Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Shirley Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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