Total Crime Rate

277.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

138.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 277.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 138.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 82.3 10/10
  • Public order 43.3 10/10
  • Other theft 39.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 34.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 26.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.7 9/10
  • Robbery 13.0 9/10
  • Drugs 8.7 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.7 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Wilderspool Crescent area has the 9th highest crime rate of 65 local areas in Bewsey and Whitecross , and the 21st highest crime rate of 675 local areas in Warrington .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wilderspool Crescent (WA4 6RL) in the last 12 months was 277.1 per 1,000 residents and was 1.3% 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 138.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 39.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wilderspool Crescent (WA4 6RL), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 30 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wilderspool Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cressbrook Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Under investigation
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Data Sources

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