Total Crime Rate

373.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

241.5 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 373.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 241.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 179.3 10/10
  • Public order 60.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 49.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 24.5 10/10
  • Other theft 22.6 10/10
  • Drugs 11.3 9/10
  • Burglary 9.4 8/10
  • Shoplifting 5.7 4/10
  • Other crime 3.8 5/10
  • Theft from the person 3.8 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 1.9 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.9 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Canning Street area has the 9th highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Blacon , and the 25th highest crime rate of 1,160 local areas in Cheshire West and Chester .

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 Canning Street (CH1 2AD) in the last 12 months was 373.6 per 1,000 residents and was 214.3% 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 95 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 8.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 128 (≈ 241.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Canning Street (CH1 2AD), the main crime hotspot is near Delamere Street. Police recorded 108 crimes here, including 49 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Canning Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Delamere Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Upper Northgate Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Goss Street
Apr 2026Shoplifting Delamere Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Delamere Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Firemans Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Firemans Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Delamere Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Delamere Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Delamere Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Delamere Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Delamere Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Upper Northgate Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Watergate Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Watergate Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Delamere Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Police Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Sports/Recreation Area Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall
Apr 2026Public order Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Upper Northgate Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mason Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences King Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Garden Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bedward Row Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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