Crime Rates at Mill Avenue, Great Sankey, Warrington, WA5 3HL

Mill Avenue area has the 14th highest crime rate of 51 local areas in Great Sankey North and Whittle Hall , and the 288th highest 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 Mill Avenue (WA5 3HL) in the last 12 months was 52.5 per 1,000 residents and was 113.6% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 38.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -31.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -20.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mill Avenue (WA5 3HL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Blue Ridge Close, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cronulla Drive (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.