Total Crime Rate
20.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
13.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Cranleigh Crescent area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 75 local areas in Blacon , and the 286th lowest crime rate of 1,160 local areas in Cheshire West and Chester .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Cranleigh Crescent (CH1 5DR) in the last 12 months was 20.5 per 1,000 residents and was 82.8% lower than the Blacon average (118.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violent crimes ( -20.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 13.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Cranleigh Crescent (CH1 5DR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near A540, where police recorded 35 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Leonard Street (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Chester| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Leonard Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | A540 | Under investigation |
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