Birchwood — Neighbourhood Policing Team

Local policing team in the Cheshire Constabulary area: contact routes, current priorities and public events.

All Cheshire Constabulary neighbourhoods

Contact the team

In an emergency always call 999. For non-emergencies call 101 or use Cheshire Constabulary's online reporting.

Recorded crime — June 2026

85 street-level crimes recorded within this team’s boundary.

Compared with May 2026 (48): ▲ 37 (77%) higher. Recorded-crime counts fluctuate month to month.

Violence and sexual offences51 · 60%
Anti-social behaviour11 · 13%
Public order8 · 9%
Other theft3 · 4%
Possession of weapons3 · 4%
Vehicle crime3 · 4%
Other crime2 · 2%
Criminal damage and arson1 · 1%

Street-level open data from data.police.uk (Open Government Licence v3.0), counted within this team’s official boundary. Locations on data.police.uk are approximate — snapped to anonymised map points near where each crime occurred — so figures are a guide, not an exact address-level count. Captured 2026-08-08.

What happened to reported crimes — June 2026

63 recorded outcomes logged within this team’s boundary.

Unable to prosecute suspect36 · 57%
Action to be taken by another organisation8 · 13%
Investigation complete; no suspect identified8 · 13%
Awaiting court outcome7 · 11%
Offender given a caution3 · 5%
Local resolution1 · 2%

Recorded outcomes from data.police.uk (Open Government Licence v3.0). A crime and its outcome can fall in different months, so these do not map one-to-one onto the crime counts above. Captured 2026-08-09.

Current priorities

Residents voice surveys reported drug activity in the Oakwood area.

The Warrington east beat team supported by colleagues from Warrington LPU have executed a drugs warrant within the Oakwood area. This resulted in 1 male being arrested for being concerned in the supply of controlled drugs. Along with a large quantity of drugs and weapons being seized.

Set: 2026-05-01