Total Crime Rate

98.2 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

54.6 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 98.2 8/10
  • Violent crimes 54.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 50.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.6 8/10
  • Drugs 3.6 4/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
  • Other theft 3.6 3/10
  • Robbery 3.6 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 37th highest crime rate of 100 local areas in Fairfield and Howley , and the 156th highest crime rate of 675 local areas in Warrington .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Padgate Lane (WA1 3RY) in the last 12 months was 98.2 per 1,000 residents and was 7.2% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 54.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Padgate Lane (WA1 3RY), 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 (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Elmwood Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Fife Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs King Edward Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Burglary Clarence Street Under investigation
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 2026Criminal damage and arson Cornwall Street 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 Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Davenham Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Eric Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Boundary Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Peacock Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Peacock Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beresford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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