Total Crime Rate

697.8 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 697.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 237.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 133.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 79.1 10/10
  • Public order 68.4 10/10
  • Other theft 50.4 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 36.0 10/10
  • Drugs 32.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.6 9/10
  • Other crime 18.0 10/10
  • Burglary 14.4 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.6 5/10
  • Theft from the person 3.6 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Mill Lane area has the highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Orford , and the 4th 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 Mill Lane (WA2 0SU) in the last 12 months was 697.8 per 1,000 residents and was 700.6% higher than the Orford average (87.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 66 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 85 (≈ 305.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 2.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mill Lane (WA2 0SU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Mill Lane, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Shetland Close (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Mill Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Peel Cottage Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mill Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Mill Lane Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Mill Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mill Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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