Total Crime Rate

47.1 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 47.1 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.5 5/10
  • Public order 11.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.9 2/10
  • Drugs 2.9 2/10
  • Other crime 2.9 3/10
  • Other theft 2.9 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Lynwood Road area has the 27th lowest crime rate of 74 local areas in Blacon , and the 498th highest crime rate of 1,153 local areas in Cheshire West and Chester .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lynwood Road (CH1 5DX) in the last 12 months was 47.1 per 1,000 residents and was 58.3% lower than the Blacon average (112.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 35.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lynwood Road (CH1 5DX), the main crime hotspot is near Burton Road. Police recorded 53 crimes here, including 31 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lynwood Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Harthill Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson The Parade Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Lynwood Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Drugs Burton Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Norris Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hatton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fernhill Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Byron Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Byron Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Harthill Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Durham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Durham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Durham Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Durham Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order The Parade Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Warkick Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Leaside Road
Sep 2025Public order The Glen Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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