Total Crime Rate

349.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 349.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 126.6 10/10
  • Public order 52.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 39.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 30.6 10/10
  • Drugs 30.6 10/10
  • Other theft 21.8 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 13.1 10/10
  • Other crime 8.7 9/10
  • Robbery 8.7 9/10
  • Theft from the person 8.7 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.4 7/10
  • Shoplifting 4.4 3/10
  • Burglary 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

The Groves area has the 9th highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Blacon , and the 28th highest crime rate of 1,153 local areas in Cheshire West and Chester .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Groves (CH1 1SD) in the last 12 months was 349.3 per 1,000 residents and was 209.5% higher than the Blacon average (112.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -81.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 44 (≈ 192.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -13.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Groves (CH1 1SD), the main crime hotspot is near Lumley Place. Police recorded 139 crimes here, including 100 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

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bath Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Square
Sep 2025Public order Love Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Love Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Love Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Love Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Love Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Love Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft The Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Bath Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Groves Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Bath Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lumley Place
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lumley Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Forest Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Priory Place Local resolution
Sep 2025Drugs Priory Place Local resolution
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Priory Place Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lumley Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lumley Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lumley Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lumley Place
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lumley Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lumley Place Under investigation

Data Sources

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