POLICE have seen a rise in the number of reported criminal incidents in Warrington over the past month.

This is according to the latest data released which covers May 2024 – the most recent period for which data published by the Home Office is available.

The town saw an overall rise in reported incidents of crime, 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 – 1,531 crimes were reported across the town in May.

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 May was up from the 1,359 reported in April, but down compared to the 1,639 reported in May 2023.

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

  • Hollins Lane – 20
  • Cronulla Drive – 15
  • Chapel Yard – 14
  • Cotterbrook View – 12
  • Patten Lane – 11

In terms of crimes reported from public areas, May’s figures were as follows:

  • Supermarket – 76
  • Shopping area – 56
  • Parking area – 37
  • Petrol station – 19
  • Hospital – 18
  • Police station – 10
  • Nightclub – 10
  • Park or open space – 9
  • Further or higher educational building – 9
  • Prison – 4
  • Bus or coach station – 4
  • Sports or recreation area – 4

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

Violent and sexual offences continue to be the most prevalent type of crime in Warrington with 637 reports in March, which was up considerably from 588 in April.

This is followed by anti-social behaviour – up to 192 from 176 – then public disorder, shoplifting and criminal damage and arson.

Overall, only offences of ‘other theft’, possession of weapons and shoplifting experienced a fall in reports, and these were only single-figure falls.

All others experienced increases.

In terms of the outcomes of these reports, 660 remain under investigation, according to the data, while 88 are awaiting action.

However, 591 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.