Total Crime Rate
92.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
61.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Old Liverpool Road area has the 27th lowest crime rate of 65 local areas in Bewsey and Whitecross , and the 170th 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 Old Liverpool Road (WA5 1EB) in the last 12 months was 92.8 per 1,000 residents and was 66.9% 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 Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 61.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Old Liverpool Road (WA5 1EB), 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.
View Crime In Warrington| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bridgeman Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Poppyfields | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Cannell Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Bridgeman Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bridgeman Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Princess Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Poppyfields | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Princess Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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