Total Crime Rate

107.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Nov 2024 - Oct 2025

Violent Crime Rate

33.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

Nov 2024 - Oct 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 107.0 8/10
  • Violent crimes 33.6 6/10
  • Drugs 24.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.4 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.2 6/10
  • Other crime 12.2 10/10
  • Other theft 9.2 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 9.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 9.2 5/10
  • Public order 6.1 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.1 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Nov 2024 - Oct 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

Fir Tree Close area has the 5th highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Appleton , and the 137th highest crime rate of 676 local areas in Warrington .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Fir Tree Close (WA4 4LY) in the last 12 months was 107.0 per 1,000 residents and was 101.0% higher than the Appleton average (53.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Drugs with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 700.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 33.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fir Tree Close (WA4 4LY), the main crime hotspot is near London Road. Police recorded 12 crimes here, including 6 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

View Crime In Appleton

Crime Over Time in Fir Tree Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (1/1)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Oct 2025Public order London Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 1 of 1

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.

↑