Crime Rates at Bates Lane, Helsby, Frodsham, WA6 9LF

Bates Lane area has the 22nd lowest crime rate of 83 local areas in Frodsham , and the 214th lowest crime rate of 1,160 local areas in Cheshire West and Chester .

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 Bates Lane (WA6 9LF) in the last 12 months was 16.2 per 1,000 residents and was 69.3% lower than the Frodsham average (53.0 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 crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 50.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 9.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bates Lane (WA6 9LF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hunters Court, where police recorded 5 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Foxhill Grove (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.