Total Crime Rate

124.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 124.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 70.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 24.8 10/10
  • Burglary 10.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.6 2/10
  • Drugs 3.6 4/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
  • Public order 3.6 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

York Avenue area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Great Sankey North and Whittle Hall , and the 112th 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 York Avenue (WA5 3JG) in the last 12 months was 124.1 per 1,000 residents and was 322.7% 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 20 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 Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -48.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 74.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -47.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 141.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around York Avenue (WA5 3JG), the main crime hotspot is near Cronulla Drive. Police recorded 34 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

View Crime In Great Sankey North and Whittle Hall

Crime Over Time in York Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blue Ridge Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blue Ridge Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Greenway Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wroxham Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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