Total Crime Rate

158.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 158.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 98.8 10/10
  • Other crime 23.7 10/10
  • Other theft 11.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.9 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.0 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.0 6/10
  • Public order 4.0 4/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Meadow Lane area has the highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Poplars and Hulme , and the 64th 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 Meadow Lane (WA2 0PN) in the last 12 months was 158.1 per 1,000 residents and was 37.4% higher than the Poplars and Hulme average (115.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 106.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 237.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 4.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Meadow Lane (WA2 0PN), the main crime hotspot is near Orchard Street. Police recorded 36 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Meadow Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Arran Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Arran Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Templeton Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fearnhead Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fearnhead Lane Under investigation
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Data Sources

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