Total Crime Rate

12.0 per 1,000 1/10 · 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 12.0 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 8.0 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.0 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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

Wordsworth Avenue area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 67 local areas in Bewsey and Whitecross , and the 87th 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 Wordsworth Avenue (WA4 6AN) in the last 12 months was 12.0 per 1,000 residents and was 95.6% lower than the Bewsey and Whitecross average (274.0 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 Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 8.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wordsworth Avenue (WA4 6AN), the main crime hotspot is near Fletcher Street. Police recorded 30 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wordsworth Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Greeba Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary A49 Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Copeland Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Copeland Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Dunlop Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dunlop Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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