Warrington crime stats
The overall crime rate in Warrington city is 83.8 crimes per 1,000 which is 83% of the national crime average. Most crimes, 6.3k crimes were violent crimes which is 45.9% of all crimes committed in the area. Violent crime rate is at 108% of national crime rate. Public order crime was the fastest growing crime and it increased by 17.9% over the last twelve months.The category of "public order crime" is the highest ranking crime category when category crime rate is compared to the national average. Public order crime rate is at 135% of national crime rate which puts Warrington on 45. position out of 99 England's and Wales' cities in this crime category. Public order crime makes up 11.2% of all crimes committed in the area. As of October 2026 public order crime totalled 1.6k representing an increase 17.9% year-over-year.
Crime Statistics Breakdown: Share, Ranking, National Comparison, Volume, and Annual Change for Warrington city| Crime statistic | Share of all crimes | Ranking (99 cities) | % of national crime rate | Crime volume | % annual change |
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| Violent crime | 45.9% | 30. lowest | 108% | 6.3k | -2.2% |
| Public order crime | 11.2% | 45. highest | 135% | 1.6k | 17.9% |
| Antisocial behaviour crime | 8.5% | 11. lowest | 44% | 1.2k | 6.7% |
| Criminal damage and arson crime | 6.5% | 7. lowest | 77% | 897 | 3.8% |
| Other theft crime | 6.0% | 11. lowest | 75% | 836 | 4.1% |
| Shoplifting crime | 5.4% | 1. lowest | 52% | 752 | 8.4% |
| Drugs crime | 4.6% | 51. lowest | 113% | 637 | -16.5% |
| Vehicle crime | 3.3% | 14. lowest | 53% | 456 | 12.3% |
| Burglary crime | 3.0% | 20. lowest | 69% | 420 | 13.2% |
| Other crime | 2.4% | 24. lowest | 90% | 329 | -10.8% |
| Bicycle theft crime | 1.2% | 51. highest | 116% | 165 | -25.3% |
| Possession of weapons crime | 1.0% | 17. lowest | 82% | 136 | 0.7% |
| Robbery crime | 0.6% | 3. lowest | 36% | 84 | 10.5% |
| Theft from the person crime | 0.3% | 3. lowest | 13% | 38 | -53.7% |
| Crime statistic | Share of all crimes | Crime rate ranking | % of national crime rate | Crime volume | % annual change |
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Warrington crime rate by crime statistic
This graph compares crime rate in Warrington city to the national crime rate for each crime statistic.
Crime Rate Comparison: Warrington city vs. England & Wales| Crime statistic | Warrington city crime rate | England and Wales - national crime rate |
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| Anti-social behaviour | 7.1 | 16.0 |
| Bicycle theft | 1.0 | 0.9 |
| Burglary | 2.5 | 3.7 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 5.4 | 7.0 |
| Drugs | 3.9 | 3.4 |
| Other crime | 2.0 | 2.2 |
| Other theft | 5.1 | 6.7 |
| Possession of weapons | 0.8 | 1.0 |
| Public order | 9.4 | 6.9 |
| Robbery | 0.5 | 1.4 |
| Shoplifting | 4.6 | 8.8 |
| Theft from the person | 0.2 | 1.7 |
| Vehicle crime | 2.8 | 5.2 |
| Violent crime | 38.5 | 35.7 |
Warrington overall crime rate by year
Overall crime rate per 1000 workday people compared to the national crime rate by year.
Warrington crime rate comparison map
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