Total Crime Rate

214.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 214.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 147.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.1 7/10
  • Public order 16.0 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.4 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.2 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.2 2/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

The Brambles area has the 4th highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Burtonwood and Winwick , and the 36th 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 The Brambles (WA5 4AN) in the last 12 months was 214.1 per 1,000 residents and was 162.0% higher than the Burtonwood and Winwick average (81.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 46 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 51.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 18.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Brambles (WA5 4AN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Aldridge Drive, where police recorded 4 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Fir Tree Lane (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

View Crime In Burtonwood and Winwick

Crime Over Time in The Brambles area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Aldridge Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Melrose Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cheddar Grove Under investigation
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Data Sources

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