Total Crime Rate
29.6 per 1,000
All offences · Nov 2024 - Oct 2025Violent Crime Rate
18.5 per 1,000
Nov 2024 - Oct 2025Broad Lane area has the 22nd lowest crime rate of 53 local areas in Burtonwood and Winwick , and the 250th lowest crime rate of 676 local areas in Warrington .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Broad Lane (WA5 4AE) in the last 12 months was 29.6 per 1,000 residents and was 62.0% lower than the Burtonwood and Winwick average (78.0 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 Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -16.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 18.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
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