Total Crime Rate

94.0 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

68.8 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 94.0 7/10
  • Violent crimes 68.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 64.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.9 5/10
  • Other theft 6.9 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.6 7/10
  • Public order 4.6 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.6 4/10
  • Drugs 2.3 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Molyneux Avenue area has the 28th lowest crime rate of 65 local areas in Bewsey and Whitecross , and the 165th highest crime rate of 675 local areas in Warrington .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Molyneux Avenue (WA5 0DR) in the last 12 months was 94.0 per 1,000 residents and was 66.5% 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 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 68.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Molyneux Avenue (WA5 0DR), the main crime hotspot is near Calgarth Avenue. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Molyneux Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Calgarth Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Lostock Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Calgarth Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gerrard Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gerrard Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Gerrard Avenue Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Reid Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Bewsey Park Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Reid Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Molyneux Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Calgarth Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bagot Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bagot Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bagot Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Yardley Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Yardley Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bagot Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Troutbeck Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Norreys Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Southworth Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Holford Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Southworth Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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