Total Crime Rate

82.0 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

57.3 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 82.0 7/10
  • Violent crimes 57.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 49.5 8/10
  • Public order 7.7 6/10
  • Drugs 6.2 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.6 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.6 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.1 1/10
  • Burglary 3.1 3/10
  • Other theft 1.6 1/10
  • Shoplifting 1.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Marsh House Lane area has the 43rd highest crime rate of 100 local areas in Fairfield and Howley , and the 202nd 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 Marsh House Lane (WA1 3QU) in the last 12 months was 82.0 per 1,000 residents and was 22.5% lower 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 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 37 (≈ 57.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Marsh House Lane (WA1 3QU), the main crime hotspot is near Norris Street. Police recorded 73 crimes here, including 53 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Marsh House Lane area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Norris Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Ridgway Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rylock Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rylock Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rylock Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rylock Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Rylock Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Rylock Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Granville Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Rylands Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Norris Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Granville Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Norris Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Norris Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Norris Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Norris Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Norris Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Norris Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Norris Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Norris Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rylock Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rylock Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rylock Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Quebec Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Spinners Place
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Quebec Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences O'Leary Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Gorsey Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gorsey Lane Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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