Total Crime Rate

195.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

133.7 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 195.0 9/10
  • Violent crimes 133.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 125.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.7 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.7 9/10
  • Other theft 8.4 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.4 7/10
  • Burglary 5.6 6/10
  • Other crime 5.6 7/10
  • Public order 5.6 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.8 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
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

Alder Lane area has the 14th highest crime rate of 100 local areas in Fairfield and Howley , and the 47th 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 Alder Lane (WA2 8BU) in the last 12 months was 195.0 per 1,000 residents and was 84.2% 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 45 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 48 (≈ 133.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Alder Lane (WA2 8BU), the main crime hotspot is near Hospital. Police recorded 74 crimes here, including 62 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Alder Lane area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jockey Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Corbet Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hospital Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grace Avenue
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jockey Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grace Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grace Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Jockey Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Jockey Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences North Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation

Data Sources

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