Total Crime Rate

351.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

244.9 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 351.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 244.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 212.2 10/10
  • Other theft 53.1 10/10
  • Public order 28.6 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.2 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.1 6/10
  • Burglary 4.1 5/10
  • Other crime 4.1 6/10
  • Robbery 4.1 6/10
  • Theft from the person 4.1 6/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Grafton Street area has the 8th highest crime rate of 65 local areas in Bewsey and Whitecross , and the 13th highest crime rate of 675 local areas in Warrington .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Grafton Street (WA5 1QA) in the last 12 months was 351.0 per 1,000 residents and was 25.1% higher 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 52 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 60 (≈ 244.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 27.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Grafton Street (WA5 1QA), the main crime hotspot is near Hospital. Police recorded 117 crimes here, including 82 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Grafton Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Windsor Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Radnor Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Radnor Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Radnor Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Radnor Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Radnor Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Radnor Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Radnor Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Radnor Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wardour Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Wardour Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Radnor Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Radnor Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Local resolution
Apr 2026Other theft Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hatchmere Close —
Apr 2026Other theft Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Farmside Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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