Total Crime Rate

62.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

44.8 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 62.8 6/10
  • Violent crimes 44.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 44.8 8/10
  • Other crime 9.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.5 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.5 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Bridge Lane area has the 15th highest crime rate of 67 local areas in Appleton , and the 256th highest crime rate of 675 local areas in Warrington .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bridge Lane (WA4 3AJ) in the last 12 months was 62.8 per 1,000 residents and was 13.3% higher 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 44.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bridge Lane (WA4 3AJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Farnham Close, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near St Monicas Close (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Bridge Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Greenfields Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bernard Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Monicas Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St Monicas Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Farm Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Farm Lane —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bernard Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bernard Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Greenfields Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greenfields Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ash Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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