Crime Rates at Greenfields Avenue, Appleton, Warrington, WA4 3BE

Greenfields Avenue area has the 18th highest crime rate of 67 local areas in Appleton , and the 298th highest crime rate of 675 local areas in Warrington .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Greenfields Avenue (WA4 3BE) in the last 12 months was 51.0 per 1,000 residents and was 8.0% lower than the Appleton average (55.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 28.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -21.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Greenfields Avenue (WA4 3BE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Mitchell Street, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Broomfields Road (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.