Total Crime Rate

88.5 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

40.2 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 88.5 7/10
  • Violent crimes 40.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.2 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.1 7/10
  • Shoplifting 13.4 6/10
  • Public order 8.0 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.7 2/10
  • Burglary 2.7 2/10
  • Other theft 2.7 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.7 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.7 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Jamestown Avenue area has the 10th highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Burtonwood and Winwick , and the 179th highest crime rate of 675 local areas in Warrington .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Jamestown Avenue (WA5 8AD) in the last 12 months was 88.5 per 1,000 residents and was 16.9% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 40.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Jamestown Avenue (WA5 8AD), the main crime hotspot is near Kentucky Close. Police recorded 24 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Jamestown Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Tulsa Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rose Creek Gardens —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kentucky Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Mckinley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Augusta Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Laverne Drive —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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