Total Crime Rate

123.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

83.1 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 123.1 8/10
  • Violent crimes 83.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 64.6 9/10
  • Public order 18.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.2 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.2 7/10
  • Burglary 6.2 6/10
  • Other theft 6.2 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.2 6/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Sandy Lane area has the 18th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Orford , and the 110th 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 Sandy Lane (WA2 9DE) in the last 12 months was 123.1 per 1,000 residents and was 35.4% higher than the Orford average (90.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -32.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 83.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sandy Lane (WA2 9DE), the main crime hotspot is near Morgan Avenue. Police recorded 33 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Sandy Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (23/23)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Primrose Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Patterdale Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Small Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Keswick Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Festival Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences School Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences School Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Edenhall Grove Local resolution
Apr 2026Public order Edenhall Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ambleside Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Statham Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Byron Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Byron Court —
Apr 2026Public order Sandy Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Scafell Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Scafell Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Scafell Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Scafell Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Small Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order School Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Morgan Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Longfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Morgan Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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