Total Crime Rate
145.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Hudson Close area has the highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Chapelford and Old Hall , and the 83rd highest crime rate of 677 local areas in Warrington .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Hudson Close (WA5 9PY) in the last 12 months was 145.7 per 1,000 residents and was 232.7% higher than the Chapelford and Old Hall average (43.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 125.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 62.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 43.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Hudson Close (WA5 9PY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 29 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Mawson Close (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Chapelford and Old Hall| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Cromwell Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Mawson Close | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nansen Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mawson Close | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mawson Close | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lander Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Lander Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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