Total Crime Rate
127.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
49.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Church Lane area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 42 local areas in Culcheth, Glazebury and Croft , and the 101st 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 Church Lane (WA3 5DP) in the last 12 months was 127.4 per 1,000 residents and was 172.8% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 49.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Church Lane (WA3 5DP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 18 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Downham Avenue (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Warrington| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Downham Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Warrington Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Petrol Station | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Downham Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Downham Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Shaw Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ribchester Gardens | — |
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