Total Crime Rate

127.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

71.4 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 127.6 8/10
  • Violent crimes 71.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 56.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 25.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.2 5/10
  • Other theft 10.2 8/10
  • Public order 10.2 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.1 7/10
  • Drugs 5.1 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.1 8/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Hepherd Street area has the 30th highest crime rate of 65 local areas in Bewsey and Whitecross , and the 99th highest crime rate of 675 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 Hepherd Street (WA5 1EA) in the last 12 months was 127.6 per 1,000 residents and was 54.5% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 71.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hepherd Street (WA5 1EA), the main crime hotspot is near Poppyfields. Police recorded 15 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hepherd Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Poppyfields Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Bridgeman Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Forrest Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Poppyfields Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Princess Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Princess Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bridgeman Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Cannell Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bridgeman Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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