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April 2026 Source: Police.uk

Crime in WA9: Crime Rate & Statistics 2026

WA9 recorded 596 crimes in April 2026 — a crime rate of 8.69 per 1,000 residents. Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for the largest share of crime at 39.6% of all offences recorded. Crime is up 21.4% compared to the same period last year.

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Key Statistics

  • monitoring91.26 crimes per 1,000 residents annually
  • assignment596 crimes recorded in April 2026
  • trending_upCrime up 21.4% year-on-year
Data Sources:Police.ukONS Census 2021HM Land Registry Period: April 2026 • Updated monthly

Total Crimes

596
trending_down -2.0% vs last month

Annual Crime Rate

91.26per 1k
Moderate

Active Postcodes

1,555

Within WA9 district

Warrington

68,581

Estimated population

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Incident Distribution

Top Locations
Location ReferenceCrime BreakdownPrimary Count
Hempstead Close Map
total: 17 Violence and sexual offences: 14 Criminal damage and arson: 1
17
Petrol Station Map
total: 14 Violence and sexual offences: 7 Shoplifting: 4
14
Supermarket Map
total: 12 Shoplifting: 10 Anti-social behaviour: 1
12
Shopping Area Map
total: 11 Shoplifting: 9 Anti-social behaviour: 1
11
Granville Street Map
total: 11 Drugs: 5 Violence and sexual offences: 3
11
Delves Close Map
total: 10 Violence and sexual offences: 6 Criminal damage and arson: 1
10
Sherdley Road Map
total: 8 Other theft: 3 Criminal damage and arson: 2
8
Winter Grove Map
total: 8 Violence and sexual offences: 4 Anti-social behaviour: 1
8
Shopping Area Map
total: 7 Shoplifting: 7
7
Pool End Map
total: 7 Violence and sexual offences: 7
7

Crime Breakdown

April 2026
596 Total
Violence & Sexual Offences
236
39.6%
Shoplifting
61
10.2%
Drug Offences
59
9.9%
Criminal Damage & Arson
57
9.6%
Anti-social Behaviour
41
6.9%
Public Order
40
6.7%
Vehicle Crime
30
5.0%
Other Theft
28
4.7%
Other Crime
18
3.0%
Burglary
14
2.3%
Robbery
4
0.7%
Bicycle Theft
3
0.5%
Weapons Possession
3
0.5%
Theft from Person
2
0.3%

Crime Analysis: WA9

Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for more than a third of all recorded crime in WA9 (39.6%). Shoplifting (10.2%) and Drug Offences (9.9%) are the next most common categories.

Compared to the same period last year, crime in WA9 has risen sharply — by 21.4%. The 12-month trend chart above shows where this change is concentrated across individual offence categories.

Crime figures for WA9 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 -2.0%
Year-on-Yeartrending_up +21.4%
12m Rolling Trendtrending_up +1.7%

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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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