Total Crime Rate

33.5 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

25.1 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 33.5 3/10
  • Violent crimes 25.1 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.9 5/10
  • Other theft 8.4 7/10
  • Robbery 4.2 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Chapel Lane area has the 27th highest crime rate of 67 local areas in Appleton , and the 279th lowest crime rate of 675 local areas in Warrington .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Chapel Lane (WA4 6LL) in the last 12 months was 33.5 per 1,000 residents and was 39.6% lower than the Appleton average (55.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 25.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chapel Lane (WA4 6LL), the main crime hotspot is near Mitchell Street. Police recorded 20 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Chapel Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Hawthorne Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bridgewater Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victoria Place Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victoria Place Local resolution
Apr 2026Public order Dundonald Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victoria Place Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hawthorne Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Grice Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mitchell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Mitchell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bramley Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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