Total Crime Rate

43.8 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 43.8 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.2 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.6 4/10
  • Public order 7.6 6/10
  • Burglary 5.7 6/10
  • Drugs 3.8 4/10
  • Other theft 1.9 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 1.9 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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
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

Windmill Close area has the 19th highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Appleton , and the 333rd highest crime rate of 677 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 Windmill Close (WA4 5JS) in the last 12 months was 43.8 per 1,000 residents and was 20.2% lower 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -69.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 22.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 3.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Windmill Close (WA4 5JS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Windmill Close, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Field Lane (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Windmill Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Red Lane —
Sep 2025Public order Field Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Field Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Field Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Field Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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