Total Crime Rate

85.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 85.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 39.3 7/10
  • Drugs 14.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.7 5/10
  • Other theft 10.7 8/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
  • Public order 3.6 3/10
  • Robbery 3.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Chorleys Lane area has the 9th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Birchfield , and the 167th highest crime rate of 406 local areas in Halton .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Chorleys Lane (WA8 3HS) in the last 12 months was 85.7 per 1,000 residents and was 128.3% higher than the Birchfield average (37.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 46.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -5.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chorleys Lane (WA8 3HS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Crow Wood Place (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Chorleys Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Bilton Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Bilton Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Moore Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Moore Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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