Total Crime Rate

280.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

78.7 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 280.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 121.4 9/10
  • Violent crimes 78.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 51.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 27.0 8/10
  • Other theft 27.0 10/10
  • Public order 22.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.2 7/10
  • Burglary 4.5 5/10
  • Robbery 4.5 6/10
  • Theft from the person 4.5 6/10
  • Drugs 2.3 1/10
  • Other crime 2.3 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Highcliffe Avenue area has the 13th highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Blacon , and the 39th 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 Highcliffe Avenue (CH1 5DP) in the last 12 months was 280.9 per 1,000 residents and was 136.3% higher than the Blacon average (118.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 54 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 78.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Highcliffe Avenue (CH1 5DP), the main crime hotspot is near Leonard Street. Police recorded 12 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 Highcliffe Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (1/1)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Leonard Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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