Total Crime Rate

121.5 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 121.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 83.3 10/10
  • Other theft 13.9 9/10
  • Public order 10.4 7/10
  • Other crime 6.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.5 2/10
  • Burglary 3.5 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Lilford Avenue area has the 29th highest crime rate of 67 local areas in Bewsey and Whitecross , and the 119th 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 Lilford Avenue (WA5 0BJ) in the last 12 months was 121.5 per 1,000 residents and was 55.6% 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 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 93.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lilford Avenue (WA5 0BJ), the main crime hotspot is near Molyneux Avenue. Police recorded 21 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

View Crime In Bewsey and Whitecross

Crime Over Time in Lilford Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Folly Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Alpass Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hawthorne Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lostock Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
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 Yardley Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hawthorne Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hawthorne Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Gerrard Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Anselms Place —
Sep 2025Other theft Charter Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Charter Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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