Crime

Crime in Warrington by area

Every neighbourhood we cover, ranked by crimes per 1,000 residents a year, from police.uk figures for June to August 2026. Highest first. Pick a type of crime to re-rank, or tap a column to sort.

4,430crimes recordedJune to August 2026

+6%on the 3 months beforemore crime

Glazebrooklowest rate6.3 per 1,000 a year

57.3middle areacrimes per 1,000 a year

Darker means more crime per resident. Tap an area for its page.

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Most improved: Hood Manor (-13%), Padgate (-12%) and Culcheth (-11%), compared with the three months before.

Every area, ranked

#				Most common
1	HowleyWA1 · 6,106 residents	387.2	▲ 1%	violence
2	WinwickWA2 · 2,416 residents	221.9	▼ 6%	violence
3	KingswoodWA5 · 2,251 residents	193.7	▲ 11%	shoplifting
4	WhitecrossWA5 · 7,148 residents	191.4	▲ 5%	violence
5	BewseyWA5 · 7,955 residents	167.4	▲ 6%	violence
6	HulmeWA2 · 6,586 residents	163.4	▼ 3%	violence
7	WarringtonWA1 · 56,872 residents	147.6	▲ 1%	violence
8	LongfordWA2 · 11,633 residents	123.1	▲ 11%	violence
9	FairfieldWA1 · 17,386 residents	122.6	▼ 4%	violence
10	OakwoodWA3 · 5,712 residents	114.8	▲ 48%	violence
11	DallamWA5 · 10,010 residents	104.7	▲ 15%	violence
12	BirchwoodWA3 · 7,078 residents	104.5	▲ 53%	violence
13	Blackbrook (WA2)WA2 · 12,103 residents	97.2	▼ 7%	violence
14	OrfordWA2 · 15,690 residents	88.5	▼ 2%	violence
15	CallandsWA5 · 6,360 residents	86.8	▲ 21%	violence
16	LatchfordWA4 · 12,670 residents	80.8	▲ 13%	violence
17	WestyWA4 · 10,474 residents	80.6	▲ 7%	violence
18	Old HallWA5 · 9,005 residents	76	▼ 10%	violence
19	WilderspoolWA4 · 12,192 residents	75.1	▲ 36%	violence
20	Locking StumpsWA3 · 3,867 residents	73.4	▲ 39%	violence
21	PadgateWA1 · 12,175 residents	70.6	▼ 12%	violence
22	FearnheadWA2 · 11,729 residents	69.2	▲ 2%	violence
23	Cobbs EstateWA4 · 7,597 residents	67.9	▲ 24%	violence
24	BurtonwoodWA5 · 12,608 residents	67.3	▲ 3%	violence
25	Stockton HeathWA4 · 10,553 residents	65.6	▲ 26%	violence
26	BrucheWA1 · 8,792 residents	62.8	▼ 10%	violence
27	WoolstonWA1 · 4,157 residents	60.6	▼ 19%	violence
28	LongbarnWA2 · 5,897 residents	59.7	▼ 7%	violence
29	HillcliffeWA4 · 9,341 residents	59.5	▲ 30%	violence
30	Appleton ParkWA4 · 1,744 residents	57.3	▲ 39%	violence
31	GrappenhallWA4 · 9,496 residents	55.6	▲ 29%	violence
32	Cinnamon BrowWA2 · 9,719 residents	53.5	▼ 4%	violence
33	MartinscroftWA1 · 2,781 residents	51.8	▲ 16%	violence
34	Hood ManorWA5 · 11,956 residents	51.2	▼ 13%	violence
35	ChapelfordWA5 · 14,221 residents	50.9	▲ 17%	violence
36	CulchethWA3 · 8,306 residents	50.6	▼ 11%	violence
37	Whittle HallWA5 · 10,289 residents	49.8	▲ 35%	violence
38	Sankey BridgesWA5 · 7,157 residents	49.7	▼ 25%	violence
39	Gorse CovertWA3 · 2,471 residents	48.6	▲ 11%	violence
40	Dudlow's GreenWA4 · 2,827 residents	48.1	▲ 6%	violence
41	LymmWA13 · 12,661 residents	46.4	▲ 15%	violence
42	GlazeburyWA3 · 1,619 residents	42	▼ 6%	violence
43	Appleton ThornWA4 · 7,493 residents	40.6	▼ 7%	violence
44	WestbrookWA5 · 9,103 residents	39.5	▲ 50%	violence
45	WaltonWA4 · 5,499 residents	39.3	▲ 29%	violence
46	Lower WaltonWA4 · 7,003 residents	37.7	▲ 10%	violence
47	Great SankeyWA5 · 13,116 residents	33.9	▲ 46%	violence
48	StathamWA13 · 5,019 residents	33.5	▼ 7%	violence
49	PaddingtonWA1 · 10,467 residents	33.2	▼ 11%	violence
50	CroftWA3 · 1,864 residents	32.2	▼ 21%	violence
51	Appleton (WA4)WA4 · 4,454 residents	31.4	▼ 3%	violence
52	Walton LeaWA4 · 5,499 residents	31.3	▲ 19%	violence
53	Greystone HeathWA5 · 12,707 residents	28.6	▲ 63%	violence
54	Lingley GreenWA5 · 9,467 residents	28.3	▲ 24%	violence
55	Hollins GreenWA3 · 3,230 residents	27.2	▼ 15%	violence
56	ThelwallWA4 · 4,825 residents	24.9	▲ 58%	violence
57	Highfields FarmWA4 · 1,856 residents	19.4	–	violence
58	PenkethWA5 · 8,410 residents	18.1	▲ 15%	violence
59	StrettonWA4 · 4,550 residents	15.8	▼ 47%	violence
60	GlazebrookWA3 · 8,236 residents	6.3	▼ 19%	drugs

Change compares the last three months with the three before. A dash means too few crimes to compare fairly.

Why busy centres look worst

Crimes are counted where they happen, but residents are counted where they live. Town centres and shopping areas have lots of shops, bars and visitors and not many residents, so their rates come out high even though most people there are just passing through.

How we work it out

Each area is a circle round its middle, the same as on its MeBabber page. We count the crimes police.uk records inside the circle over the last three months and turn that into a yearly figure, then divide by the number of people who live inside the circle, from the 2021 Census. Police locations are moved slightly on purpose to protect victims, so treat small differences between neighbouring areas with a pinch of salt.

Sources: data.police.uk and the Office for National Statistics, both under the Open Government Licence. Figures update every month.

Questions people ask

Which areas of Warrington have the lowest crime?

Over June to August 2026, the areas with the fewest crimes per 1,000 residents were Glazebrook, Stretton, Penketh, Highfields Farm and Thelwall.

Which areas of Warrington have the highest crime?

Leaving aside the big shopping and industrial areas, where visitors and workers push the figures up, the highest rates over June to August 2026 were in Howley, Winwick, Kingswood, Whitecross and Bewsey.

Is crime going up or down in Warrington?

Across Warrington, 4,430 crimes were recorded over June to August 2026, 6% more than the three months before.

How is crime per 1,000 residents worked out?

We count the crimes police.uk records inside each area, turn the last three months into a yearly figure, and divide by the number of people who live there from the 2021 Census.