Total Crime Rate

135.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

103.6 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 135.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 103.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 87.7 10/10
  • Drugs 12.0 9/10
  • Public order 12.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.0 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.0 7/10
  • Other theft 4.0 4/10
  • Robbery 4.0 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Padgate Lane area has the 21st highest crime rate of 100 local areas in Fairfield and Howley , and the 90th highest crime rate of 675 local areas in Warrington .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Padgate Lane (WA1 3RX) in the last 12 months was 135.5 per 1,000 residents and was 28.0% 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 103.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Padgate Lane (WA1 3RX), the main crime hotspot is near Elmwood Avenue. Police recorded 32 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Padgate Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (23/23)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Wood Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Apr 2026Burglary Fife Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wood Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elmwood Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elmwood Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elmwood Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Elmwood Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Elmwood Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Elmwood Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Elmwood Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cornwall Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Gorsey Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gorsey Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beresford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Buckton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Buckton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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