Total Crime Rate
567.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
95.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Hobb Lane area has the highest crime rate of 67 local areas in Appleton , and the 6th 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 Hobb Lane (WA4 5LS) in the last 12 months was 567.2 per 1,000 residents and was 924.1% higher than the Appleton average (55.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Drugs with 87 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 39 (≈ 95.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -12.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Hobb Lane (WA4 5LS), the main crime hotspot is near Chester Road. Police recorded 41 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Warrington| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Chester Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Chester Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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