Total Crime Rate

96.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

51.1 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 96.6 8/10
  • Violent crimes 51.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.2 8/10
  • Drugs 14.2 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
  • 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Saddlery Way area has the 34th highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Blacon , and the 222nd 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 Saddlery Way (CH1 4LW) in the last 12 months was 96.6 per 1,000 residents and was 18.7% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 51.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Saddlery Way (CH1 4LW), the main crime hotspot is near Old Port Square. Police recorded 24 crimes here, including 12 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 (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Walls Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Old Port Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Walls Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Old Port Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Old Port Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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