Total Crime Rate

29.3 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 29.3 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.6 3/10
  • Public order 8.4 7/10
  • Other theft 4.2 4/10
  • 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
  • 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

Chapel Lane area has the 31st highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Appleton , and the 247th lowest crime rate of 677 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 29.3 per 1,000 residents and was 46.6% 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 25.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chapel Lane (WA4 6LL), 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 Chapel Lane area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Grice Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 theft Grice Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Grice Street
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 2025Robbery Carlisle Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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