Total Crime Rate

85.4 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 85.4 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.7 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.8 7/10
  • Other theft 15.8 9/10
  • Public order 12.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.5 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Stretton Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Appleton , and the 186th 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 Stretton Road (WA4 4NT) in the last 12 months was 85.4 per 1,000 residents and was 55.7% 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 Criminal damage and arson with 3 cases , up 50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 44.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -26.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 24.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Stretton Road (WA4 4NT), the main crime hotspot is near Swinley Forest Drive. Police recorded 13 crimes here, including 6 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Stretton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences London Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Spark Hall Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Swinley Forest Drive Under investigation
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Data Sources

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