Crime Rates at St Stephen Road, Great Sankey, Warrington, WA5 2BJ

St Stephen Road area has the 24th highest crime rate of 51 local areas in Great Sankey North and Whittle Hall , and the 312th lowest crime rate of 675 local areas in Warrington .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around St Stephen Road (WA5 2BJ) in the last 12 months was 38.0 per 1,000 residents and was 54.8% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -12.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 23.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Stephen Road (WA5 2BJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Beechwood Avenue, where police recorded 6 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Friars Avenue (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.