Total Crime Rate

116.2 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 116.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 60.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.3 5/10
  • Burglary 8.3 8/10
  • Other crime 8.3 9/10
  • Other theft 8.3 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.3 7/10
  • Public order 6.2 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.2 3/10
  • Drugs 2.1 1/10
  • Shoplifting 2.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Folly Lane area has the 32nd highest crime rate of 67 local areas in Bewsey and Whitecross , and the 130th highest crime rate of 677 local areas in Warrington .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Folly Lane (WA5 0NF) in the last 12 months was 116.2 per 1,000 residents and was 57.6% lower than the Bewsey and Whitecross average (274.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -6.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 66.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Folly Lane (WA5 0NF), the main crime hotspot is near Folly Farm Close. Police recorded 28 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Folly Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hawthorne Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Wilson Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Allcard Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Allcard Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Folly Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wilson Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hawthorne Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Charter Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Charter Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lostock Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lostock Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ellen Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Ellen Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Yardley Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hawthorne Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Folly Farm Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Gerrard Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Alpass Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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