Crime Rates at Worcester Close, Great Sankey, Warrington, WA5 1XS

Worcester Close area has the 11th highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Great Sankey North and Whittle Hall , and the 259th highest crime rate of 677 local areas in Warrington .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Worcester Close (WA5 1XS) in the last 12 months was 57.3 per 1,000 residents and was 95.2% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 25.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Worcester Close (WA5 1XS), the main crime hotspot is near Almer Drive. Police recorded 12 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.