Total Crime Rate

346.1 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 346.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 143.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 58.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 58.4 9/10
  • Other theft 29.2 10/10
  • Public order 24.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.7 9/10
  • Burglary 6.7 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.5 4/10
  • Drugs 2.3 1/10
  • Other crime 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Leonard Street area has the 10th highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Blacon , and the 29th 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 Leonard Street (CH1 4BW) in the last 12 months was 346.1 per 1,000 residents and was 206.6% higher than the Blacon average (112.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 64 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 116.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 37 (≈ 83.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Leonard Street (CH1 4BW), 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 Leonard Street 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 2025Violence and sexual offences Salisbury Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Bouverie Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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