Total Crime Rate

5.4 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

2.7 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 5.4 1/10
  • Violent crimes 2.7 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.7 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Widdale Close area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 53 local areas in Burtonwood and Winwick , and the 28th 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 Widdale Close (WA5 3GZ) in the last 12 months was 5.4 per 1,000 residents and was 92.9% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour 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 (≈ 2.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Widdale Close (WA5 3GZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Farndale Close, where police recorded 5 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Stockdale Drive (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Widdale Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Wensleydale Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Farndale Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Farndale Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Farndale Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Farndale Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Farndale Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Coverdale Close —
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Data Sources

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