Total Crime Rate

17.1 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 17.1 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 8.6 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.3 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.3 4/10
  • 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
  • Other theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Leonard Street area has the 27th lowest crime rate of 68 local areas in Appleton , and the 142nd lowest crime rate of 677 local areas in Warrington .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Leonard Street (WA4 2UP) in the last 12 months was 17.1 per 1,000 residents and was 68.9% lower than the Appleton average (54.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 8.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -86.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Leonard Street (WA4 2UP), the main crime hotspot is near Dundonald Avenue. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 6 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Leonard Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Victoria Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Grice Street
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alexandra Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alexandra Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Alexandra Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Alexandra Road
Sep 2025Shoplifting Dundonald Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Dundonald Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area
Sep 2025Other crime Grice Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Carlisle Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Grice Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Bridgewater Mews Awaiting court outcome

Data Sources

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