Total Crime Rate
90.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
56.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Lapwing Grove area has the 23rd lowest crime rate of 45 local areas in Halton Lea , and the 147th highest crime rate of 406 local areas in Halton .
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 Lapwing Grove (WA7 2TP) in the last 12 months was 90.9 per 1,000 residents and was 45.0% lower than the Halton Lea average (165.3 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 Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -16.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 56.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 15.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Lapwing Grove (WA7 2TP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Charlton Close, where police recorded 27 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lapwing Grove (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Halton Lea| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | The Copse | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Lapwing Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Charlton Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Charlton Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Sanders Hey Close | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cunliffe Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cunliffe Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cunliffe Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lapwing Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Charlton Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cannell Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Charlton Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Copse | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Stone Barn Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Palace Fields Avenue | Awaiting court outcome |
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