Total Crime Rate

115.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

78.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 115.7 8/10
  • Violent crimes 78.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 76.4 9/10
  • Drugs 9.3 8/10
  • Burglary 6.9 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.9 5/10
  • Other theft 6.9 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.3 1/10
  • Other crime 2.3 1/10
  • Public order 2.3 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Howley Lane area has the 32nd highest crime rate of 100 local areas in Fairfield and Howley , and the 126th highest crime rate of 675 local areas in Warrington .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Howley Lane (WA1 2DP) in the last 12 months was 115.7 per 1,000 residents and was 9.4% higher than the Fairfield and Howley average (105.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 78.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Howley Lane (WA1 2DP), the main crime hotspot is near College Close. Police recorded 32 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Howley Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Salisbury Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Wood Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour College Close —
Apr 2026Burglary Egerton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Villars Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Egerton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Salisbury Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wood Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Salisbury Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Kerridge Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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