The overall crime rate in Warrington city is 84.8 crimes per 1,000. Most crimes, 6.1k crimes were violent crimes which is 43.4% of all crimes committed in the area. Violent crime rate is at 105% of national crime rate. Drugs crime was the fastest growing crime and it increased by 32.9% over the last twelve months.The category of "drugs crime" is the highest ranking crime category when category crime rate is compared to the national average. "Drugs crime" rate is at 145% of national crime rate which puts Warrington on 33. position out of 99 England's and Wales' cities in this crime category. "Drugs crime" makes up 4.7% of all crimes committed in the area. The total number of "drugs crime" is 655 cases and has increased by 32.9% when compared year-over-year in the period of September 2023 - August 2024.
Crime statistic | Share of all crimes | Ranking (99 cities) | % of national crime rate | Crime volume | % annual change |
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Violent crime | 43.4% | 26. lowest | 105% | 6.1k | -6.6% |
Antisocial behaviour crime | 11.4% | 13. lowest | 60% | 1.6k | -18.8% |
Public order crime | 8.9% | 27. lowest | 103% | 1.3k | -24.1% |
Criminal damage and arson crime | 6.9% | 5. lowest | 76% | 964 | -10.6% |
Other theft crime | 6.7% | 8. lowest | 76% | 942 | -3.9% |
Shoplifting crime | 6.5% | 1. lowest | 71% | 911 | 17.1% |
Drugs crime | 4.7% | 33. highest | 145% | 655 | 32.9% |
Vehicle crime | 3.2% | 6. lowest | 45% | 451 | -8.5% |
Burglary crime | 2.8% | 6. lowest | 56% | 390 | -18.1% |
Other crime | 2.2% | 25. lowest | 95% | 307 | 9.3% |
Bicycle theft crime | 1.3% | 44. lowest | 106% | 175 | -21.5% |
Possession of weapons crime | 0.8% | 9. lowest | 73% | 110 | -23.6% |
Theft from the person crime | 0.7% | 24. lowest | 27% | 97 | 10.2% |
Robbery crime | 0.5% | 3. lowest | 30% | 65 | -8.5% |
Crime statistic | Share of all crimes | Crime rate ranking | % of national crime rate | Crime volume | % annual change |
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This graph compares crime rate in Warrington city to the national crime rate for each crime statistic.
Crime statistic | Warrington city crime rate | England and Wales - national crime rate |
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Anti-social behaviour | 9.7 | 16.0 |
Bicycle theft | 1.1 | 1.0 |
Burglary | 2.4 | 4.2 |
Criminal damage and arson | 5.8 | 7.7 |
Drugs | 4.0 | 2.7 |
Other crime | 1.9 | 2.0 |
Other theft | 5.7 | 7.5 |
Possession of weapons | 0.7 | 0.9 |
Public order | 7.6 | 7.4 |
Robbery | 0.4 | 1.3 |
Shoplifting | 5.5 | 7.7 |
Theft from the person | 0.6 | 2.1 |
Vehicle crime | 2.7 | 6.0 |
Violent crime | 36.8 | 35.0 |