Total Crime Rate

132.0 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 132.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 48.0 8/10
  • Public order 20.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.0 6/10
  • Drugs 12.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.0 6/10
  • Other crime 8.0 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.0 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.0 7/10
  • Burglary 4.0 5/10
  • Other theft 4.0 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Ross Close area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Chapelford and Old Hall , and the 99th highest crime rate of 677 local areas in Warrington .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ross Close (WA5 9PW) in the last 12 months was 132.0 per 1,000 residents and was 201.4% higher than the Chapelford and Old Hall average (43.8 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 Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 76.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -38.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -8.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ross Close (WA5 9PW), the main crime hotspot is near Cavendish Close. Police recorded 26 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 Ross Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mawson Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nansen Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mawson Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Mawson Close Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lander Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lander Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Cromwell Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Livingstone Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Livingstone Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Cavendish Close Under investigation

Data Sources

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