Total Crime Rate

61.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 61.4 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.9 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 9.9 3/10
  • Other theft 7.9 7/10
  • Burglary 5.9 6/10
  • Public order 5.9 5/10
  • Shoplifting 5.9 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.9 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.0 3/10
  • Other crime 2.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Wood End Lane area has the 11th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Birchfield , and the 189th lowest 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 61.4 per 1,000 residents and was 63.5% higher than the Birchfield average (37.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -68.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 15.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -55.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 13.3% 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 4 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ribble Close (2 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Wood End Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fairburn Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fairburn Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Honeyspot Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Wood End Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Wood End Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Bolingbrooke Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Bolingbrooke Lane Under investigation
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Data Sources

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