Total Crime Rate
18.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
7.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Fairfield Road area has the 25th lowest crime rate of 67 local areas in Appleton , and the 143rd lowest crime rate of 675 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 Fairfield Road (WA4 2BU) in the last 12 months was 18.7 per 1,000 residents and was 66.3% lower than the Appleton average (55.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 7.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Fairfield Road (WA4 2BU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Station Road, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Archer Avenue (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Stockton Heath| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Station Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Station Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Moss Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Mill Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Mill Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Wash Lane | — |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Station Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Station Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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