Total Crime Rate

46.7 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

32.7 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 46.7 5/10
  • Violent crimes 32.7 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.0 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 9.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.7 3/10
  • Public order 4.7 4/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other 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
  • 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

Walpole Street area has the 23rd lowest crime rate of 75 local areas in Blacon , and the 500th highest crime rate of 1,160 local areas in Cheshire West and Chester .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Walpole Street (CH1 4HG) in the last 12 months was 46.7 per 1,000 residents and was 60.7% lower 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 32.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -36.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Walpole Street (CH1 4HG), the main crime hotspot is near Upper Northgate Street. Police recorded 26 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Walpole Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cambrian Road —
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mason Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victoria Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Victoria Court Formal action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Drugs Upper Northgate Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Upper Northgate Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Burglary Garden Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Upper Northgate Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Exton Park Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Orchard Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Exton Park Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Garden Lane Under investigation
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Data Sources

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