Total Crime Rate
233.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Holes Lane area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 59 local areas in Birchwood , and the 31st highest crime rate of 677 local areas in Warrington .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Holes Lane (WA1 4LZ) in the last 12 months was 233.6 per 1,000 residents and was 225.2% higher than the Birchwood average (71.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 220.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -80.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 29.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Holes Lane (WA1 4LZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Gordon Avenue, where police recorded 35 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Manchester Road (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Birchwood| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Gordon Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Gordon Avenue | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ferndale Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Abstone Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Manchester Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Manchester Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Abstone Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Gordon Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Gordon Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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