Total Crime Rate

84.2 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

52.6 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 84.2 7/10
  • Violent crimes 52.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 45.6 8/10
  • Burglary 7.0 7/10
  • Drugs 7.0 7/10
  • Other theft 7.0 6/10
  • Public order 7.0 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.5 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.5 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Kingsway South area has the 15th highest crime rate of 30 local areas in Latchford East , and the 193rd 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 Kingsway South (WA4 1PS) in the last 12 months was 84.2 per 1,000 residents and was 1.5% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 52.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kingsway South (WA4 1PS), the main crime hotspot is near Newman Street. Police recorded 31 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Kingsway South area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Barrymore Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grammar School Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Grammar School Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Grammar School Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westy Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Simkin Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newman Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Morris Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Richmond Avenue Local resolution
Apr 2026Other theft Barrymore Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barrymore Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newman Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newman Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Newman Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Poachers' Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lyon Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lockett Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Augustine'S Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Charlton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barrymore Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Davies Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Griffiths Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Newman Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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