Total Crime Rate

95.9 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 95.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 58.2 9/10
  • Public order 13.7 8/10
  • Other theft 6.9 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.4 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.4 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.4 2/10
  • Drugs 3.4 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.4 3/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Norreys Avenue area has the 29th lowest crime rate of 67 local areas in Bewsey and Whitecross , and the 165th 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 Norreys Avenue (WA5 0BD) in the last 12 months was 95.9 per 1,000 residents and was 65.0% lower than the Bewsey and Whitecross average (274.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 71.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Norreys Avenue (WA5 0BD), the main crime hotspot is near Boteler Avenue. Police recorded 40 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Norreys Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Allcard Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lostock Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Longshaw Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Molyneux Avenue Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Molyneux Avenue Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ellen Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Ellen Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Yardley Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Gerrard Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Folly Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Allcard Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Alpass Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lostock Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Boteler Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Warwick Avenue
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Boteler Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Boteler Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Boteler Avenue
Sep 2025Shoplifting Wilson Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wilson Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hawthorne Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hawthorne Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hawthorne Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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