Total Crime Rate

77.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 77.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 37.3 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 12.4 10/10
  • Other theft 6.2 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.1 1/10
  • Burglary 3.1 3/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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

Wilderspool Causeway area has the 43rd highest crime rate of 101 local areas in Fairfield and Howley , and the 203rd highest crime rate of 677 local areas in Warrington .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wilderspool Causeway (WA4 6QL) in the last 12 months was 77.6 per 1,000 residents and was 26.1% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -52.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 43.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -48.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 33.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wilderspool Causeway (WA4 6QL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Priory Street (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Wilderspool Causeway area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
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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