Total Crime Rate

108.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

36.1 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 108.4 8/10
  • Shoplifting 60.2 8/10
  • Violent crimes 36.1 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.1 6/10
  • Other crime 8.0 9/10
  • Public order 8.0 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.0 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Common Lane area has the 4th highest crime rate of 42 local areas in Culcheth, Glazebury and Croft , and the 137th 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 Common Lane (WA3 4EW) in the last 12 months was 108.4 per 1,000 residents and was 132.1% higher than the Culcheth, Glazebury and Croft average (46.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 66.7% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 36.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -87.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Common Lane (WA3 4EW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 27 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Thorlby Road (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Common Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Public order Thorlby Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Thorlby Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crofton Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crofton Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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