Total Crime Rate
26.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
21.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Swynnerton Way area has the 28th highest crime rate of 57 local areas in Birchfield , and the 83rd 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 Swynnerton Way (WA8 9RX) in the last 12 months was 26.1 per 1,000 residents and was 34.4% lower than the Birchfield average (39.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 25.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 21.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Swynnerton Way (WA8 9RX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near A5080, where police recorded 9 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cranshaw Lane (6 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 | Ganton Close | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cranshaw Lane | Under investigation |
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