Total Crime Rate

80.7 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 80.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 56.5 9/10
  • Drugs 12.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.0 3/10
  • Other crime 4.0 6/10
  • Public order 4.0 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
  • 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

Orchard Street area has the 11th highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Appleton , and the 197th 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 Orchard Street (WA4 6LH) in the last 12 months was 80.7 per 1,000 residents and was 47.0% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 60.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 87.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Orchard Street (WA4 6LH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Dundonald Avenue, where police recorded 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Beech Road (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Orchard Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Bridgewater Mews Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Mitchell Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Victoria Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Grice Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Grice Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Dundonald Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Dundonald Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Farrell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Grice Street —
Sep 2025Robbery Carlisle Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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