Total Crime Rate
98.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Onslow Road area has the 31st highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Blacon , and the 223rd highest crime rate of 1,153 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 Onslow Road (CH1 5JA) in the last 12 months was 98.8 per 1,000 residents and was 12.5% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 125.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -80.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 64.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Onslow Road (CH1 5JA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Maitland Way, where police recorded 41 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Onslow Road (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Blacon| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Onslow Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Maitland Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Maitland Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Auckland Road | Local resolution |
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