Total Crime Rate
71.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
21.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Wood End Lane area has the 9th highest crime rate of 57 local areas in Birchfield , and the 187th 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 Wood End Lane (WA8 3AP) in the last 12 months was 71.3 per 1,000 residents and was 79.3% higher than the Birchfield average (39.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 21.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Wood End Lane (WA8 3AP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bolingbrooke Lane, where police recorded 5 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Snowberry Close (2 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Farnworth| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Honeyspot Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Dorothea Crescent | — |
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