Total Crime Rate

95.5 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

45.5 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 95.5 7/10
  • Violent crimes 45.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.9 8/10
  • Other theft 18.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.1 5/10
  • Drugs 9.1 8/10
  • Burglary 4.6 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.6 4/10
  • Other crime 4.6 6/10
  • Public order 4.6 4/10
  • Bicycle 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

Burns Way area has the 35th highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Blacon , and the 224th highest crime rate of 1,160 local areas in Cheshire West and Chester .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Burns Way (CH1 5BF) in the last 12 months was 95.5 per 1,000 residents and was 19.7% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 45.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Burns Way (CH1 5BF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Burton Road, where police recorded 33 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Pulford Road (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Burns Way area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alderley Place Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lynwood Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mostyn Place Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Brentwood Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brentwood Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Harthill Road
Apr 2026Public order The Parade Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Byron Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Burton Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Byron Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pulford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Pulford Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Masefield Drive Under investigation

Data Sources

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