Total Crime Rate

44.2 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 44.2 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.1 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.9 4/10
  • Other theft 6.3 6/10
  • Other crime 3.2 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 1.6 1/10
  • Public order 1.6 1/10
  • Robbery 1.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Broad Lane area has the 4th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Grappenhall , and the 325th highest crime rate of 677 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 Broad Lane (WA4 3ER) in the last 12 months was 44.2 per 1,000 residents and was 52.7% higher than the Grappenhall average (28.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 25.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 13.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Broad Lane (WA4 3ER), the main crime hotspot is near Church Lane. Police recorded 4 crimes here, including 3 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Broad Lane area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beechfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beechfield Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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