New figures have now been released by the Home Office which cover November 2024 – the most recent period for which data is available.
The town has now seen an overall fall in reported incidents of crime for the past three consecutive months, with monthly data also including the number of crimes reported on each street in the town.
As per the figures released on police.uk – which is run by the Home Office – 843 crimes were reported across the town in November.
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 November was down from the 1,024 reported in October, and also down from the 1,295 reported in November 2023.
Across Warrington, the streets with the most crimes reported in November were:
- Regent Street – 8
- Naylor Street/Academy Street/Admirals Road – 7
- Telford Close/Norris Street/Lexden Street – 6
- Bridge Foot/St Austins Lane/O’Leary Street/Hollins Lane/Willow Crescent/Tilley Street/Chapel Yard – 5
In terms of crimes reported from public areas, November’s figures were as follows:
- Shopping area – 46
- Parking area – 33
- Supermarket – 27
- Petrol Station – 18
- Hospital – 9
- Nightclub – 9
- Police station – 5
- Park or open space – 3
- Bus or coach station – 3
- Prison – 2
- Further or higher educational building – 1
- Sports or recreation area – 0
While some categories of crime rose in November compared to the previous month, others fell.
Violent and sexual offences continue to be the most prevalent type of crime in Warrington with 313 reports in November – down significantly from 435 in October.
This is followed by anti-social behaviour – down from 149 to 108 – then public disorder, ‘other theft’, and criminal damage and arson.
Overall, most crime types experienced falls in reports, namely: anti-social behaviour, bicycle theft, criminal damage and arson, drugs, other crime, possession of weapons, robbery, and violent or sexual offences.
Reports of burglary, public disorder, shoplifting, theft from a person, and vehicle crime all rose however.
In terms of the outcomes of these reports, 86 remain under investigation, according to the data, while 80 are awaiting action or a court outcome.
However, 569 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.