Crime Rates at Sunnyside, Great Sankey, Warrington, WA5 3HE

Sunnyside area has the 7th highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Great Sankey North and Whittle Hall , and the 169th highest crime rate of 677 local areas in Warrington .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Sunnyside (WA5 3HE) in the last 12 months was 94.4 per 1,000 residents and was 221.6% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 76.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 3.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sunnyside (WA5 3HE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Blue Ridge Close, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hall Terrace (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.