Total Crime Rate

241.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 241.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 105.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 51.0 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 30.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.6 8/10
  • Other theft 13.6 9/10
  • Public order 13.6 8/10
  • Other crime 10.2 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.4 5/10
  • 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

Alder Lane area has the 9th highest crime rate of 101 local areas in Fairfield and Howley , and the 29th highest crime rate of 677 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 Alder Lane (WA2 8AW) in the last 12 months was 241.5 per 1,000 residents and was 129.9% higher than the Fairfield and Howley average (105.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 36 (≈ 122.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Alder Lane (WA2 8AW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Alder Lane, where police recorded 31 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Alder Crescent (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Alder Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Fitzherbert Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Alder Lane —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Fitzherbert Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery Alder Crescent Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alder Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Alder Lane Under investigation
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Data Sources

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