Fairfield & Howley
Middle areaSouth west Warrington. 11,554 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 2.7 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 0% of people in Fairfield & Howley live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Fairfield & Howley
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Fairfield & Howley at a rate of 111.3 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 74.6 per 1,000 people across Warrington.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 555 |
| Other crime | 301 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 133 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 69 |
| Shoplifting | 69 |
| Vehicle crime | 55 |
| Drug offences | 43 |
| Burglary | 42 |
| Robbery | 16 |
| Theft from the person | 3 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Fairfield & Howley compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Fairfield & Howley safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Fairfield & Howley at a rate of 111.3 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 74.6 per 1,000 people across Warrington.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 120 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Fairfield & Howley.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (555), other crime (301) and anti-social behaviour (133).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of Warrington
These figures are published for the whole of Warrington, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Warrington and not Fairfield & Howley alone. See Warrington
Fairfield & Howley in brief
The median price paid for a home in Fairfield & Howley was £145,000 in 2025.
Fairfield & Howley had 11,285 usual residents at the census.
About 0% of people in Fairfield & Howley live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Fairfield & Howley, 93.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.