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

Long 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 Long Lane (WA2 8PU) 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 Long Lane (WA2 8PU), the main crime hotspot is near Longfield Road. Police recorded 22 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Long Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Fisher Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fisher Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Longfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Longfield Gardens —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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