Total Crime Rate

84.0 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 84.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 43.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.8 5/10
  • Other theft 10.8 8/10
  • Public order 8.1 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.4 4/10
  • Drugs 5.4 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Whitley Avenue area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 30 local areas in Latchford East , and the 191st 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 Whitley Avenue (WA4 1UX) in the last 12 months was 84.0 per 1,000 residents and was 8.9% lower than the Latchford East average (92.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 2 cases , down -60.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 51.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 46.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Whitley Avenue (WA4 1UX), the main crime hotspot is near Barrymore Avenue. Police recorded 28 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Whitley Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gaskell Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Mort Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bowman Avenue Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bowman Avenue Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bowman Avenue Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Other theft Bowman Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tilston Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tilston Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lowe Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Marsden Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mort Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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