Total Crime Rate

43.0 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

27.3 per 1,000 5/10 · 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 43.0 4/10
  • Violent crimes 27.3 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.4 5/10
  • Drugs 3.9 4/10
  • Other crime 3.9 6/10
  • Other theft 3.9 4/10
  • Public order 3.9 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.9 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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

Mill Lane area has the 24th highest crime rate of 67 local areas in Appleton , and the 336th lowest crime rate of 675 local areas in Warrington .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Mill Lane (WA4 2DD) in the last 12 months was 43.0 per 1,000 residents and was 22.4% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 27.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mill Lane (WA4 2DD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Archer Avenue, where police recorded 10 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Clarke Avenue (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Mill Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Westbrook Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Mill Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westbrook Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Moss Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lumb Brook Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Mill Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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