Total Crime Rate

195.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

119.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 195.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 119.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 94.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.7 8/10
  • Public order 21.7 9/10
  • Shoplifting 14.5 6/10
  • Drugs 10.9 8/10
  • Burglary 7.3 7/10
  • Other crime 7.3 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.3 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.6 3/10
  • Other theft 3.6 3/10
  • Robbery 3.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Orford Lane area has the 13th highest crime rate of 100 local areas in Fairfield and Howley , and the 46th highest crime rate of 675 local areas in Warrington .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Orford Lane (WA2 7BA) in the last 12 months was 195.7 per 1,000 residents and was 84.9% higher than the Fairfield and Howley average (105.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -5.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 119.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Orford Lane (WA2 7BA), the main crime hotspot is near Greenings Court. Police recorded 65 crimes here, including 39 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Orford Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/33)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Houghton Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Rhodes Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fitzherbert Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chester Walk Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences O'Leary Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences East Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Dudley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Arnhem Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Dudley Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Roome Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Roome Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Richardson Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Richardson Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Forster Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Amelia Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Amelia Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Winifred Street —
Apr 2026Public order Winifred Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greenings Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dickenson Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dickenson Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alder Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Central Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Leonard Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greenings Court Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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