Crime Rates at Birdwell Drive, Great Sankey, Warrington, WA5 1XA

Birdwell Drive area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 51 local areas in Great Sankey North and Whittle Hall , and the 9th lowest 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 Birdwell Drive (WA5 1XA) in the last 12 months was 3.4 per 1,000 residents and was 86.3% lower 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 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Birdwell Drive (WA5 1XA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Carnaby Place, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Palmdale Gardens (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.