Penketh & Cuerdley
Middle areaWest Warrington. 8,100 people in 14 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 91% of people in Penketh & Cuerdley live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Penketh & Cuerdley
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Penketh & Cuerdley at a rate of 29.4 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 | 123 |
| Other crime | 52 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 22 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 16 |
| Burglary | 12 |
| Drug offences | 6 |
| Vehicle crime | 5 |
| Shoplifting | 2 |
| Robbery | 0 |
| Theft from the person | 0 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Penketh & Cuerdley compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Penketh & Cuerdley safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Penketh & Cuerdley at a rate of 29.4 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, 14 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Penketh & Cuerdley.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (123), other crime (52) and criminal damage and arson (22).
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 Penketh & Cuerdley alone. See Warrington
Penketh & Cuerdley in brief
The median price paid for a home in Penketh & Cuerdley was £265,000 in 2025.
Penketh & Cuerdley had 8,226 usual residents at the census.
About 91% of people in Penketh & Cuerdley live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Penketh & Cuerdley, 97.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.