Total Crime Rate

313.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

53.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 313.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 194.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 53.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.3 8/10
  • Other theft 31.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.7 6/10
  • Public order 10.1 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.7 5/10
  • Other crime 6.7 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.0 5/10
  • Burglary 1.7 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.7 1/10
  • Robbery 1.7 1/10
  • Theft from the person 1.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Butts Green area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Burtonwood and Winwick , and the 17th highest crime rate of 675 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 313.8 per 1,000 residents and was 314.6% higher than the Burtonwood and Winwick average (75.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 116 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 53.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Butts Green (WA5 7XT), the main crime hotspot is near Bodkin Green. Police recorded 26 crimes here, including 12 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 (2/2)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Falconers Green Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Charon Way Formal action is not in the public interest
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Data Sources

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