Total Crime Rate

50.0 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 50.0 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.5 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.8 8/10
  • Public order 8.8 7/10
  • Other theft 2.9 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.9 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Hunts Lane area has the 16th highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Appleton , and the 291st highest crime rate of 677 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 Hunts Lane (WA4 2DT) in the last 12 months was 50.0 per 1,000 residents and was 8.9% lower than the Appleton average (54.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -27.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 32.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hunts Lane (WA4 2DT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Knutsford Old Road (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Hunts Lane area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hallcroft Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Belmont Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Belmont Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Belmont Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Powell Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Powell Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —

Data Sources

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