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April 2026 Source: Police.uk

Crime in WA5: Crime Rate & Statistics 2026

WA5 recorded 306 crimes in April 2026 — a crime rate of 3.68 per 1,000 residents. Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for the largest share of crime at 46.7% of all offences recorded. Crime is up 0.7% compared to the same period last year.

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Key Statistics

  • monitoring48.42 crimes per 1,000 residents annually
  • assignment306 crimes recorded in April 2026
  • trending_upCrime up 0.7% year-on-year
Data Sources:Police.ukONS Census 2021HM Land Registry Period: April 2026 • Updated monthly

Total Crimes

306
trending_down -23.7% vs last month

Annual Crime Rate

48.42per 1k
Moderate

Active Postcodes

2,067

Within WA5 district

Warrington

83,181

Estimated population

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Incident Distribution

Top Locations
Location ReferenceCrime BreakdownPrimary Count
Shopping Area Map
total: 17 Shoplifting: 13 Violence and sexual offences: 3
17
Police Station Map
total: 10 Public order: 6 Drugs: 2
10
Radnor Street Map
total: 10 Violence and sexual offences: 5 Anti-social behaviour: 1
10
Hospital Map
total: 6 Other theft: 3 Violence and sexual offences: 2
6
Shopping Area Map
total: 6 Shoplifting: 2 Other crime: 1
6
Farndale Close Map
total: 5 Violence and sexual offences: 3 Criminal damage and arson: 1
5
Arizona Crescent Map
total: 5 Violence and sexual offences: 4 Public order: 1
5
Shaftesbury Avenue Map
total: 4 Violence and sexual offences: 4
4
Petrol Station Map
total: 4 Shoplifting: 2 Anti-social behaviour: 1
4
Tulip Grove Map
total: 4 Violence and sexual offences: 2 Anti-social behaviour: 1
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Crime Breakdown

April 2026
306 Total
Violence & Sexual Offences
143
46.7%
Public Order
34
11.1%
Other Theft
31
10.1%
Shoplifting
29
9.5%
Anti-social Behaviour
23
7.5%
Criminal Damage & Arson
17
5.6%
Drug Offences
8
2.6%
Other Crime
7
2.3%
Vehicle Crime
6
2.0%
Burglary
5
1.6%
Weapons Possession
2
0.7%
Theft from Person
1
0.3%

Crime Analysis: WA5

Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for more than a third of all recorded crime in WA5 (46.7%). Public Order (11.1%) and Other Theft (10.1%) are the next most common categories.

Compared to the same period last year, crime in WA5 has risen slightly — by 0.7%. The 12-month trend chart above shows where this change is concentrated across individual offence categories.

Crime figures for WA5 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 -23.7%
Year-on-Yeartrending_up +0.7%
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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