Total Crime Rate

8.6 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 8.6 1/10
  • Burglary 4.3 5/10
  • Other theft 4.3 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 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

Wilderspool Causeway area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 101 local areas in Fairfield and Howley , and the 49th 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 Wilderspool Causeway (WA4 6LB) in the last 12 months was 8.6 per 1,000 residents and was 91.8% lower than the Fairfield and Howley average (105.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

In the area around Wilderspool Causeway (WA4 6LB), the main crime hotspot is near A49. Police recorded 16 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wilderspool Causeway area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary A49 Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Priory Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Causeway Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Causeway Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Causeway Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Menin Avenue —
Sep 2025Other theft Elphins Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cambrai Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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