Total Crime Rate

131.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

35.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 131.7 9/10
  • Shoplifting 78.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 35.6 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.9 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.2 8/10
  • Public order 10.7 8/10
  • Other theft 3.6 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Henshall Avenue area has the 5th highest crime rate of 30 local areas in Latchford East , and the 96th 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 Henshall Avenue (WA4 1PY) in the last 12 months was 131.7 per 1,000 residents and was 58.8% higher than the Latchford East average (82.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -30.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 35.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Henshall Avenue (WA4 1PY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 30 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Grammar School Road (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Henshall Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (24/24)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bridge Avenue —
Apr 2026Other theft Bridge Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bridge Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bridge Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lockett Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westy Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lyon Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Grammar School Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Grammar School Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grammar School Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Simkin Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Griffiths Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Davies Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Augustine'S Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Poachers' Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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