Total Crime Rate
960.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
640.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Radley Lane area has the highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Orford , and the 3rd 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 Radley Lane (WA2 0SZ) in the last 12 months was 960.4 per 1,000 residents and was 956.6% higher than the Orford average (90.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 155 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 72.2% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 178 (≈ 640.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 56.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Radley Lane (WA2 0SZ), the main crime hotspot is near Bittern Close. Police recorded 35 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Warrington| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mallard Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ravensdale Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Bittern Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Osprey Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mallard Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Grasmere Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Grasmere Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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