Total Crime Rate
241.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Longfield Road 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 Longfield Road (WA2 8LY) 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 Longfield Road (WA2 8LY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 27 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Longfield Road (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Fairfield and Howley| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Longfield Gardens | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Longfield Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | School Road | Under investigation |
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