Total Crime Rate
36.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
18.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Fearnhead Lane area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 28 local areas in Poplars and Hulme , and the 305th lowest crime rate of 675 local areas in Warrington .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Fearnhead Lane (WA2 0DA) in the last 12 months was 36.8 per 1,000 residents and was 69.0% lower than the Poplars and Hulme average (118.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 18.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Fearnhead Lane (WA2 0DA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Crab Lane, where police recorded 28 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Anderson Close (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Warrington| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Crab Lane | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Fallowfield Grove | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Crab Lane | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | B5210 | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Anderson Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Ronald Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Crab Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Crab Lane | — |
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