Total Crime Rate

71.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 71.4 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.7 6/10
  • Burglary 11.5 9/10
  • Drugs 6.9 7/10
  • Other theft 6.9 6/10
  • Public order 6.9 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.6 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.3 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.3 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Sydney Road area has the 35th lowest crime rate of 74 local areas in Blacon , and the 338th highest crime rate of 1,153 local areas in Cheshire West and Chester .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Sydney Road (CH1 4BN) in the last 12 months was 71.4 per 1,000 residents and was 36.7% lower 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 34.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sydney Road (CH1 4BN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Granville Road, where police recorded 29 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bouverie Street (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Sydney Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Cambrian Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Other theft Whipcord Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Bouverie Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Salisbury Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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