Crime Rates at Whitecross Road, Warrington, WA5 1LR

Whitecross Road area has the 15th highest crime rate of 65 local areas in Bewsey and Whitecross , and the 40th highest crime rate of 675 local areas in Warrington .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Whitecross Road (WA5 1LR) in the last 12 months was 211.1 per 1,000 residents and was 24.8% 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 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 114.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 19.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Whitecross Road (WA5 1LR), the main crime hotspot is near Leicester Street. Police recorded 44 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.