Total Crime Rate
294.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
115.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Hartley Close area has the highest crime rate of 38 local areas in Lymm North and Thelwall , and the 20th highest crime rate of 675 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 Hartley Close (WA13 0JJ) in the last 12 months was 294.7 per 1,000 residents and was 699.5% higher than the Lymm North and Thelwall average (36.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 115.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 84.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Hartley Close (WA13 0JJ), the main crime hotspot is near The Cross. Police recorded 35 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Greenwood Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | The Cross | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cyril Bell Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cyril Bell Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | The Square | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Domville Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Domville Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Cyril Bell Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Cross | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Cross | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Cross | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | The Grove | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | The Cross | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Cyril Bell Close | Under investigation |
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