WARRINGTON has seen a rise in antisocial behaviour, with incidents reaching the highest recorded point in six months.

Data released by the Home Office via Police.uk shows that there were more than 200 reported antisocial behaviour offences in Warrington in the latest month.

However reported crime as a whole has dropped considerably.

Total crime in Warrington in April came to 1,557, whereas for March there were 1,638 reports - a decrease of almost five per cent.

As per the new figures - which relate to April 2023 - there were 220 reported instances of antisocial behaviour across the town.

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This equates to around seven instances per day for the month, and more than one incident per 1,000 residents.

220 incidents in April represents a rise of 14.6 per cent from the 192 reports in March; compared with November, antisocial behaviour has increased  by 36.6 per cent.

It should be noted that the data relates to 'reported' incidents; this means that some incidents may have been reported more than once, but equally there may have been crimes that went unreported in the month.

Regarding other crimes, the category with the largest number of recorded crimes was 'violent and sexual offences,' of which there were 615 - more than 20 per day.

This is, however, a decrease from the 705 offences reported in the previous month.

There were also 200 public order offences, and 134 cases of criminal damage and arson.

Of the streets in Warrington, these were the 10 with the highest number of crimes reported in April:

  •  Hollins Lane - 18
  •  Bridge Foot - 16
  •  Hamnett Court - 14
  •  Elm Road - 13
  •  Belmont Avenue - 12
  •  Crosfield Street - 10
  •  Blue Ridge Close - nine
  •  Dickenson Street - nine
  •  Nansen Close - nine
  •  Patten Lane - nine

Overall, however, reported crimes have actually fallen across Warrington, with decreases being seen in categories such as burglary, possession of weapons, vehicle crime, and bicycle theft.

Total crime in Warrington in April came to 1,557, whereas for March there were 1,638 reports - a decrease of almost five per cent.

In terms of outcomes, 670 crimes remain under investigation by Cheshire Constabulary.

60 incidents are now awaiting the outcome of the judicial system, and a further 31 instances are awaiting action from another organisation.

That being said, of those where a suspect was identified, more than 200 resulted in a suspect being unable to be prosecuted.

In 313 instances, no suspect was identified.

Four cautions were handed out in April, and 46 crimes were dealt with via a local resolution.