Total Crime Rate

239.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 239.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 124.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.0 8/10
  • Other theft 20.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.1 7/10
  • Public order 11.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.4 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.4 7/10
  • Burglary 5.0 5/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Drugs 1.7 1/10
  • Bicycle 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

Butts Green area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Burtonwood and Winwick , and the 30th 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 Butts Green (WA5 7XT) in the last 12 months was 239.9 per 1,000 residents and was 193.7% 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 74 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -22.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 53.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 23.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Butts Green (WA5 7XT), the main crime hotspot is near Bodkin Green. Police recorded 20 crimes here, including 4 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Butts Green area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bodkin Green —
Sep 2025Other theft Bodkin Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Bodkin Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Partisan Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Butts Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Charon Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Charon Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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