Crime Rate in Davenham, Moulton & Kingsmead, ward

Davenham, Moulton & Kingsmead has the 9th lowest crime rate of 45 wards in Cheshire West and Chester district and the 853rd lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (North West), it has the 244th lowest crime rate of 795 wards.

The overall crime rate in Davenham, Moulton & Kingsmead in the last 12 months was 31.4 per 1,000 residents and was 56.7% lower than the Cheshire West and Chester district average (72.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Davenham, Moulton & Kingsmead’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 175 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 283.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 213 (≈ 18.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Davenham, Moulton & Kingsmead ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Registry Close, with 25 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Charles Avenue (14 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.