Total Crime Rate

191.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 191.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 119.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.4 8/10
  • Drugs 9.6 8/10
  • Other crime 9.6 9/10
  • Other theft 9.6 8/10
  • Public order 9.6 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.8 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.8 7/10
  • Burglary 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Liverpool Road area has the highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Great Sankey North and Whittle Hall , and the 45th highest crime rate of 677 local areas in Warrington .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Liverpool Road (WA5 1EG) in the last 12 months was 191.4 per 1,000 residents and was 551.9% higher than the Great Sankey North and Whittle Hall average (29.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 129.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Liverpool Road (WA5 1EG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Huntley Street, where police recorded 23 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hood Lane (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

View Crime In Great Sankey North and Whittle Hall

Crime Over Time in Liverpool Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Littleton Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cromwell Avenue South Local resolution
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Huntley Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Huntley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hood Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cromwell Avenue South Local resolution
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Data Sources

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