Total Crime Rate

43.8 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

17.1 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 43.8 4/10
  • Violent crimes 17.1 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.5 5/10
  • Burglary 9.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 9.5 2/10
  • Public order 7.6 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 1.9 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 1.9 1/10
  • Drugs 1.9 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 1.9 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
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

Field Lane area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 67 local areas in Appleton , and the 337th lowest crime rate of 675 local areas in Warrington .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Field Lane (WA4 5HS) in the last 12 months was 43.8 per 1,000 residents and was 20.9% lower than the Appleton average (55.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 400.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 17.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Field Lane (WA4 5HS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Windmill Close, where police recorded 6 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Field Lane (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Field Lane area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Windmill Close
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Windmill Close

Data Sources

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