Great Sankey
Middle areaWest Warrington. 7,785 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 1.7 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 74% of people in Great Sankey live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Great Sankey
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Great Sankey at a rate of 22.7 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 | 94 |
| Other crime | 43 |
| Vehicle crime | 12 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 10 |
| Drug offences | 6 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 5 |
| Burglary | 5 |
| Robbery | 1 |
| Shoplifting | 1 |
| Theft from the person | 0 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Great Sankey compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Great Sankey safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Great Sankey at a rate of 22.7 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, 18 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Great Sankey.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (94), other crime (43) and vehicle crime (12).
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 Great Sankey alone. See Warrington
Great Sankey in brief
The median price paid for a home in Great Sankey was £277,000 in 2025.
Great Sankey had 7,748 usual residents at the census.
About 74% of people in Great Sankey live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Great Sankey, 98.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.