Total Crime Rate
18.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Delph Lane area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 52 local areas in Burtonwood and Winwick , and the 153rd lowest crime rate of 677 local areas in Warrington .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Delph Lane (WA2 8RW) in the last 12 months was 18.0 per 1,000 residents and was 78.0% lower than the Burtonwood and Winwick average (81.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , down -83.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -83.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 6.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -57.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -86.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Delph Lane (WA2 8RW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Woburn Road, where police recorded 68 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Browning Drive (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Burtonwood and Winwick| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Browning Drive | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Woburn Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Chesterton Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Woburn Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Woburn Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Woburn Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Browning Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Browning Drive | Under investigation |
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