WARRINGTON saw an overall rise in reported incidents of crime this past month – with one type of crime almost doubling.

Monthly data has now been released by the Home Office, including the number of crimes reported on each street in the town.

New statistics are available for February, which is the latest data available and was released this month.

As per the figures released on Police.uk – which is run by the Home Office – it has been revealed that 1,298 crimes were reported across the town in February.

There is a discrepancy with the figures due to the fact that the police log ‘reported crimes’, which means that some crimes that went unreported will not be in the figures.

Equally, some crimes may have been reported more than once.

The figures show the number of reported crimes in February was up 131 from January, when reports stood at 1,167 – but fell compared to the 1,552 reported in February 2023.

Across Warrington, the streets with the most crimes reported in February were:

  1. Newman Street – 14
  2. Chapel Yard – 12
  3. Gaskell Avenue – 11
  4. Brook Avenue/Church Street – 10
  5. Worsley Avenue/Hollins Lane – 8

In terms of crimes reported from public areas, February's figures were as follows:

  • Supermarket – 70
  • Shopping area – 50
  • Parking area – 40
  • Petrol station – 29
  • Nightclub – 11
  • Police Station – 11
  • Sports or recreation area – 9
  • Hospital – 8
  • Further or higher educational building – 5
  • Park or open space – 4
  • Prison – 4

While some categories of crime rose in February compared to the previous month, others fell.

Violent and sexual offences continue to be the most prevalent type of crime in Warrington with 543 reports in February, which was up slightly from 536 in January.

This is followed by anti-social behaviour – up from 115 to 145 – and criminal damage and arson, which demonstrated a significant rise from 66 to 128.

Bicycle theft, burglary, drugs, ‘other theft’, possession of weapons, robbery and vehicle crime all experienced falls in reported crime totals.

In terms of the outcomes of these reports, 561 remain under investigation, according to the data, while 120 are awaiting action.

However, 435 resulted in no prosecution, for reasons such as no suspect being identified, being unable to prosecute a suspect and further action not being in the public interest.

All information is taken from Police.uk and is accurate at the time of writing.