Crime Rates at Hood Lane North, Great Sankey, Warrington, WA5 1ET

Hood Lane North area has the 13th highest crime rate of 51 local areas in Great Sankey North and Whittle Hall , and the 269th highest 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 Hood Lane North (WA5 1ET) in the last 12 months was 58.2 per 1,000 residents and was 137.0% higher than the Great Sankey North and Whittle Hall average (24.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 11.1% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 40.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hood Lane North (WA5 1ET), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Chippingdall Close, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Payne Close (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.