Total Crime Rate
43.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Sandy Lane West area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 56 local areas in Orford , and the 331st highest 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 Sandy Lane West (WA2 9SB) in the last 12 months was 43.9 per 1,000 residents and was 49.6% lower than the Orford average (87.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 25.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -85.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Sandy Lane West (WA2 9SB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 53 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Crawley Avenue (45 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Orford| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Crawley Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chiltern Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chiltern Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chiltern Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Crawley Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Crawley Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Crawley Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Hunter Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hunter Avenue | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ajax Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lancing Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Cotswold Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cotswold Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Achilles Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Achilles Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brendon Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brendon Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brendon Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Crowe Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sinclair Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ulverston Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Harvey Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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