Total Crime Rate

68.1 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 68.1 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.7 7/10
  • Shoplifting 15.7 6/10
  • Other theft 10.5 8/10
  • Drugs 5.2 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Farnworth Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Penketh and Cuerdley , and the 223rd 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 Farnworth Road (WA5 2RZ) in the last 12 months was 68.1 per 1,000 residents and was 191.9% higher than the Penketh and Cuerdley average (23.3 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 Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 36.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Farnworth Road (WA5 2RZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Padstow Close, where police recorded 13 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lamerton Close (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Farnworth Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (2/2)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Padstow Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Station Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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