Total Crime Rate

66.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 66.7 6/10
  • Shoplifting 27.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.2 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.1 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.1 5/10
  • Burglary 3.0 2/10
  • Other theft 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
  • 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

High Gates Close area has the 24th lowest crime rate of 67 local areas in Bewsey and Whitecross , and the 226th highest 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 High Gates Close (WA5 0BY) in the last 12 months was 66.7 per 1,000 residents and was 75.7% 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 Shoplifting with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 18.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 51.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Gates Close (WA5 0BY), the main crime hotspot is near Radnor Street. Police recorded 71 crimes here, including 48 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in High Gates Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Public order Radnor Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Farmside Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Radnor Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Radnor Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Radnor Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Radnor Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brighton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Radnor Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Radnor Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wardour Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Wardour Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Grafton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Helmsley Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Radnor Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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