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April 2026 Source: Police.uk

Crime in WA4: Crime Rate & Statistics 2026

WA4 recorded 317 crimes in April 2026 — a crime rate of 4.41 per 1,000 residents. Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for the largest share of crime at 37.9% of all offences recorded.

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Key Statistics

  • monitoring57.5 crimes per 1,000 residents annually
  • assignment317 crimes recorded in April 2026
  • trending_upCrime up 0.3% year-on-year
Data Sources:Police.ukONS Census 2021HM Land Registry Period: April 2026 • Updated monthly

Total Crimes

317
trending_down -10.2% vs last month

Annual Crime Rate

57.5per 1k
Moderate

Active Postcodes

2,059

Within WA4 district

Warrington

71,942

Estimated population

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Incident Distribution

Top Locations
Location ReferenceCrime BreakdownPrimary Count
Police Station Map
total: 30 Public order: 18 Drugs: 6
30
Supermarket Map
total: 9 Shoplifting: 6 Criminal damage and arson: 3
9
Nicholson Street Map
total: 9 Other theft: 3 Public order: 3
9
Bankside Map
total: 6 Violence and sexual offences: 6
6
Manley Gardens Map
total: 6 Violence and sexual offences: 6
6
Garibaldi Street Map
total: 6 Violence and sexual offences: 6
6
Swinley Forest Drive Map
total: 5 Anti-social behaviour: 3 Burglary: 1
5
Newman Street Map
total: 5 Violence and sexual offences: 3 Criminal damage and arson: 1
5
Parking Area Map
total: 5 Anti-social behaviour: 1 Bicycle theft: 1
5
Old Hall Close Map
total: 4 Violence and sexual offences: 4
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Crime Breakdown

April 2026
317 Total
Violence & Sexual Offences
120
37.9%
Public Order
51
16.1%
Criminal Damage & Arson
28
8.8%
Anti-social Behaviour
20
6.3%
Drug Offences
19
6.0%
Shoplifting
18
5.7%
Vehicle Crime
17
5.4%
Other Theft
17
5.4%
Burglary
12
3.8%
Bicycle Theft
6
1.9%
Other Crime
4
1.3%
Weapons Possession
3
0.9%
Theft from Person
1
0.3%
Robbery
1
0.3%

Crime Analysis: WA4

Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for more than a third of all recorded crime in WA4 (37.9%). Public Order (16.1%) and Criminal Damage & Arson (8.8%) are the next most common categories.

Crime levels in WA4 have held relatively steady over the past year at around 57.5 crimes per 1,000 residents. The trend chart above shows how individual offence categories have shifted month to month within that overall picture.

Crime figures for WA4 are sourced from the Police.uk open data platform and weighted against ONS 2021 Census population estimates to produce comparable per-resident rates. Data is updated monthly, typically 1–2 months after the end of each reporting period.

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Growth Analysis

Month-on-Monthtrending_down -10.2%
Year-on-Yeartrending_up +0.3%
12m Rolling Trendtrending_up +0.0%

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Crime rates are calculated per 1,000 residents using ONS Census 2021 population data. Rankings cover all 0 local authorities in England & Wales.

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