Total Crime Rate

105.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

35.0 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 105.1 8/10
  • Violent crimes 35.0 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 35.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.3 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.8 7/10
  • Public order 10.8 8/10
  • Burglary 5.4 6/10
  • Drugs 5.4 6/10
  • Other crime 5.4 7/10
  • Other theft 5.4 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Gladstone Road area has the 30th highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Blacon , and the 194th highest crime rate of 1,160 local areas in Cheshire West and Chester .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Gladstone Road (CH1 4BY) in the last 12 months was 105.1 per 1,000 residents and was 11.6% lower than the Blacon average (118.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 35.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 14.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gladstone Road (CH1 4BY), the main crime hotspot is near Gladstone Avenue. Police recorded 33 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Gladstone Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cambrian Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Garden Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sedgefield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whipcord Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Whipcord Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Orchard Street —
Apr 2026Burglary Gladstone Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gladstone Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gladstone Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Catherine Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Leonard Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Catherine Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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