Total Crime Rate

840.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 840.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 360.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 136.0 10/10
  • Public order 88.0 10/10
  • Other theft 84.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 48.0 10/10
  • Drugs 32.0 10/10
  • Burglary 28.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 24.0 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.0 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 8.0 9/10
  • Other crime 8.0 9/10
  • Robbery 8.0 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.0 6/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Sovereign Way area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Blacon , and the 5th highest crime rate of 1,153 local areas in Cheshire West and Chester .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Sovereign Way (CH1 4QX) in the last 12 months was 840.0 per 1,000 residents and was 644.3% higher than the Blacon average (112.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 90 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 166.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 59 (≈ 236.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sovereign Way (CH1 4QX), the main crime hotspot is near Jupiter Drive. Police recorded 20 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Sovereign Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (1/1)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Jupiter Drive Under investigation
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Data Sources

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