Crime Rates at Waterways, Great Sankey, Warrington, WA5 1HA

Waterways area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 51 local areas in Great Sankey North and Whittle Hall , and the 107th highest crime rate of 675 local areas in Warrington .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Waterways (WA5 1HA) in the last 12 months was 123.8 per 1,000 residents and was 404.1% higher than the Great Sankey North and Whittle Hall average (24.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -5.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 70.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -24.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Waterways (WA5 1HA), the main crime hotspot is near Reaper Close. Police recorded 14 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.