Crime Rates at Fir Tree Close, Stretton, Warrington, WA4 4LY

Fir Tree Close area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 67 local areas in Appleton , and the 124th highest crime rate of 675 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 116.2 per 1,000 residents and was 109.8% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 125.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 52.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 30.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fir Tree Close (WA4 4LY), the main crime hotspot is near London Road. Police recorded 11 crimes here, including 7 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.