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April 2026 Source: Police.uk

Crime in WA8: Crime Rate & Statistics 2026

WA8 recorded 535 crimes in April 2026 — a crime rate of 8.18 per 1,000 residents. Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for the largest share of crime at 38.7% of all offences recorded. Crime is up 9.0% compared to the same period last year.

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Key Statistics

  • monitoring86.94 crimes per 1,000 residents annually
  • assignment535 crimes recorded in April 2026
  • trending_upCrime up 9.0% year-on-year
Data Sources:Police.ukONS Census 2021HM Land Registry Period: April 2026 • Updated monthly

Total Crimes

535
trending_up +6.4% vs last month

Annual Crime Rate

86.94per 1k
Moderate

Active Postcodes

2,270

Within WA8 district

Warrington

65,433

Estimated population

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Incident Distribution

Top Locations
Location ReferenceCrime BreakdownPrimary Count
Supermarket Map
total: 17 Shoplifting: 9 Anti-social behaviour: 4
17
Farrant Street Map
total: 14 Shoplifting: 5 Public order: 3
14
Avon Map
total: 9 Anti-social behaviour: 7 Burglary: 1
9
Columbine Close Map
total: 8 Anti-social behaviour: 3 Violence and sexual offences: 3
8
Wilkinson Close Map
total: 8 Violence and sexual offences: 6 Burglary: 1
8
Bradshaw Street Map
total: 8 Criminal damage and arson: 5 Violence and sexual offences: 2
8
Emily Street Map
total: 7 Drugs: 2 Possession of weapons: 2
7
Sycamore Avenue Map
total: 7 Public order: 3 Anti-social behaviour: 2
7
Albert Road Map
total: 7 Violence and sexual offences: 3 Anti-social behaviour: 2
7
Parking Area Map
total: 6 Violence and sexual offences: 4 Anti-social behaviour: 1
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Crime Breakdown

April 2026
535 Total
Violence & Sexual Offences
207
38.7%
Anti-social Behaviour
95
17.8%
Public Order
66
12.3%
Criminal Damage & Arson
48
9.0%
Shoplifting
25
4.7%
Drug Offences
22
4.1%
Other Theft
20
3.7%
Other Crime
16
3.0%
Vehicle Crime
14
2.6%
Burglary
8
1.5%
Robbery
6
1.1%
Weapons Possession
4
0.7%
Bicycle Theft
3
0.6%
Theft from Person
1
0.2%

Crime Analysis: WA8

Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for more than a third of all recorded crime in WA8 (38.7%). Anti-social Behaviour (17.8%) and Public Order (12.3%) are the next most common categories.

Compared to the same period last year, crime in WA8 has risen noticeably — by 9.0%. The 12-month trend chart above shows where this change is concentrated across individual offence categories.

Crime figures for WA8 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_up +6.4%
Year-on-Yeartrending_up +9.0%
12m Rolling Trendtrending_up +0.8%

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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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