Total Crime Rate

71.9 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

57.9 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 71.9 6/10
  • Violent crimes 57.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 51.9 8/10
  • Public order 6.0 5/10
  • Burglary 4.0 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.0 1/10
  • Drugs 2.0 1/10
  • Other crime 2.0 1/10
  • Other theft 2.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Longshaw Street area has the 20th lowest crime rate of 65 local areas in Bewsey and Whitecross , and the 228th highest crime rate of 675 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 Longshaw Street (WA5 0HS) in the last 12 months was 71.9 per 1,000 residents and was 74.4% 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 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 57.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 26.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Longshaw Street (WA5 0HS), the main crime hotspot is near Tavlin Avenue. Police recorded 42 crimes here, including 34 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Longshaw Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bardsley Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Boulting Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Phoenix Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hodgkinson Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Tavlin Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Bardsley Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bardsley Avenue Under investigation

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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