Total Crime Rate

99.4 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 99.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 56.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.5 5/10
  • Public order 8.5 7/10
  • Other theft 5.7 5/10
  • Burglary 2.8 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Saddlery Way area has the 29th highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Blacon , and the 220th highest crime rate of 1,153 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 Saddlery Way (CH1 4LW) in the last 12 months was 99.4 per 1,000 residents and was 11.9% 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 65.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 187.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Saddlery Way (CH1 4LW), the main crime hotspot is near Old Port Square. Police recorded 32 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Saddlery Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kitchen Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kitchen Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Kitchen Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Kitchen Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Kitchen Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Walls Avenue —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour South View Road —
Sep 2025Other theft Old Port Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Charlotte Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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