Total Crime Rate

426.4 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 426.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 166.0 10/10
  • Public order 79.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 62.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 39.6 10/10
  • Other theft 32.1 10/10
  • Drugs 11.3 9/10
  • Burglary 9.4 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.6 9/10
  • Other crime 7.6 8/10
  • Shoplifting 5.7 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.8 6/10
  • Theft from the person 1.9 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Sens Close area has the 8th highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Blacon , and the 18th highest crime rate of 1,153 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 Sens Close (CH1 2NF) in the last 12 months was 426.4 per 1,000 residents and was 277.8% 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 88 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 Burglary ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -53.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 132 (≈ 249.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 4.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sens Close (CH1 2NF), the main crime hotspot is near Theatre/Concert Hall. Police recorded 101 crimes here, including 55 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Sens Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Watergate Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lorne Street Formal action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Grey Friars
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Linen Hall Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Watergate Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Public order Linen Hall Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bedward Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Watergate Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Watergate Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Upper Northgate Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Firemans Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Goss Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Pemberton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Firemans Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Garden Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Goss Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Grey Friars
Sep 2025Other theft Goss Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chichester Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Goss Street
Sep 2025Other theft Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Walls Avenue
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area

Data Sources

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