Total Crime Rate
11.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
5.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Jefferson Drive area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 53 local areas in Burtonwood and Winwick , and the 78th lowest crime rate of 675 local areas in Warrington .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Jefferson Drive (WA5 8GP) in the last 12 months was 11.3 per 1,000 residents and was 85.0% lower than the Burtonwood and Winwick average (75.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 5.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Jefferson Drive (WA5 8GP), 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 | Public order | Tulsa Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kentucky Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Olympia Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Tensing Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Augusta Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Mckinley Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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