Total Crime Rate

37.5 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

15.0 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 37.5 4/10
  • Violent crimes 15.0 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.5 4/10
  • Public order 7.5 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 7.5 2/10
  • Burglary 3.8 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.8 3/10
  • Drugs 3.8 4/10
  • Other theft 3.8 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Saughall Road area has the 20th lowest crime rate of 75 local areas in Blacon , and the 560th 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 Saughall Road (CH1 5EZ) in the last 12 months was 37.5 per 1,000 residents and was 68.5% 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 Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 15.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Saughall Road (CH1 5EZ), the main crime hotspot is near Downham Place. Police recorded 50 crimes here, including 35 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Saughall Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lynwood Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crabwall Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order The Parade Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Saughall Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brentwood Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Brentwood Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Downham Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Hillside Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Hillside Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Downham Place Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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