Total Crime Rate

111.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

38.5 per 1,000 7/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 111.5 8/10
  • Shoplifting 61.5 8/10
  • Violent crimes 38.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.8 7/10
  • Public order 7.7 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.7 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.9 3/10
  • 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
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

West Avenue area has the 4th highest crime rate of 67 local areas in Appleton , and the 133rd highest crime rate of 675 local areas in Warrington .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around West Avenue (WA4 6HT) in the last 12 months was 111.5 per 1,000 residents and was 101.4% higher than the Appleton average (55.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 38.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around West Avenue (WA4 6HT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 30 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Mitchell Street (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in West Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Grice Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victoria Place Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victoria Place Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victoria Place Local resolution
Apr 2026Public order Mitchell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mitchell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bridgewater Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hawthorne Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bramley Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Dundonald Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Hawthorne Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cressbrook Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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