Total Crime Rate
52.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
35.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Carolina Road area has the 12th highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Chapelford and Old Hall , and the 286th highest crime rate of 675 local areas in Warrington .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Carolina Road (WA5 8DB) in the last 12 months was 52.5 per 1,000 residents and was 7.7% higher than the Chapelford and Old Hall average (48.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 35.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 36.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Carolina Road (WA5 8DB), 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.
View Crime In Warrington| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Denver Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Chicago Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Dakota Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dakota Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Miami Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Denver Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Denver Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Denver Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chicago Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Arizona Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kentucky Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Arizona Crescent | Formal action is not in the public interest |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Arizona Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Arizona Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Arizona Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Olympia Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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