Total Crime Rate
12.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
6.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Gainsborough Road area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 65 local areas in Bewsey and Whitecross , and the 96th lowest crime rate of 675 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 Gainsborough Road (WA4 6DA) in the last 12 months was 12.9 per 1,000 residents and was 95.4% lower than the Bewsey and Whitecross average (280.6 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 Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Gainsborough Road (WA4 6DA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Rydal Avenue, where police recorded 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Petrol Station (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Warrington| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Weir Street | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Weir Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Derwent Road | Under investigation |
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