Total Crime Rate

340.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

214.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 340.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 214.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 139.7 10/10
  • Public order 61.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 26.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 26.2 10/10
  • Drugs 26.2 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 13.1 10/10
  • Other theft 13.1 9/10
  • Robbery 13.1 9/10
  • Shoplifting 8.7 5/10
  • Burglary 4.4 5/10
  • Other crime 4.4 6/10
  • Theft from the person 4.4 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

The Groves area has the 10th highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Blacon , and the 29th highest crime rate of 1,160 local areas in Cheshire West and Chester .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Groves (CH1 1SD) in the last 12 months was 340.6 per 1,000 residents and was 186.5% higher than the Blacon average (118.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 49 (≈ 214.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Groves (CH1 1SD), the main crime hotspot is near Lumley Place. Police recorded 174 crimes here, including 122 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in The Groves area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/37)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bath Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Bars —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Love Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order The Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs The Square Local resolution
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lumley Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bath Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Union Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Union Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Forest Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson The Bars Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft The Bars Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lumley Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft The Bars Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Bars Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Bars Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order The Bars Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lower Park Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lumley Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Lower Park Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lumley Place —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dee Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lumley Place —
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Data Sources

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