Total Crime Rate

36.8 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

18.4 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 36.8 4/10
  • Violent crimes 18.4 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.0 6/10
  • Public order 11.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 7.4 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.7 3/10
  • Drugs 3.7 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Fearnhead 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.

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Crime Over Time in Fearnhead Lane area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Crab Lane
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fallowfield Grove
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Crab Lane
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B5210 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Anderson Close
Apr 2026Public order Ronald Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Crab Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Crab Lane

Data Sources

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