Total Crime Rate

116.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

76.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 116.6 8/10
  • Violent crimes 76.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 49.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 24.5 10/10
  • Public order 24.5 10/10
  • Burglary 6.1 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.1 1/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Sealand Road area has the 27th highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Blacon , and the 167th highest crime rate of 1,160 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 Sealand Road (CH1 4LB) in the last 12 months was 116.6 per 1,000 residents and was 1.9% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 76.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sealand Road (CH1 4LB), 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 Sealand Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Old Port Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gladstone Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Catherine Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whipcord Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Whipcord Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Old Port Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Old Port Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gladstone Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Gladstone Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cambrian Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Walls Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sedgefield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Walls Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Catherine Street Local resolution
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Data Sources

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