Total Crime Rate
8.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
8.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Woodale Close area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 53 local areas in Burtonwood and Winwick , and the 49th 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 Woodale Close (WA5 3GL) in the last 12 months was 8.1 per 1,000 residents and was 89.3% lower than the Burtonwood and Winwick average (75.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 3 cases , down -25.0% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violent crimes ( -40.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 8.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Woodale Close (WA5 3GL), the main crime hotspot is near Blue Ridge Close. Police recorded 16 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Warrington| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Farndale Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Farndale Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Farndale Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Farndale Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Farndale Close | Under investigation |
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