Total Crime Rate

117.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 117.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 43.7 8/10
  • Public order 17.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.1 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.7 6/10
  • Other theft 8.7 7/10
  • Theft from the person 8.7 8/10
  • Drugs 4.4 5/10
  • Other crime 4.4 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.4 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Fairfield Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Appleton , and the 127th highest crime rate of 677 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 Fairfield Road (WA4 2UE) in the last 12 months was 117.9 per 1,000 residents and was 114.8% higher 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 65.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 15.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 18.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fairfield Road (WA4 2UE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 44 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Grice Street (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Fairfield Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Grice Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Victoria Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Dundonald Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Carlisle Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Bridgewater Mews Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Grice Street —
Sep 2025Other crime Grice Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Alexandra Road —
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Alexandra Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alexandra Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alexandra Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Dundonald Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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