Total Crime Rate

98.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 98.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 39.5 7/10
  • Public order 22.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.8 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.9 7/10
  • Other theft 4.9 5/10
  • Drugs 2.5 1/10
  • Other crime 2.5 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.5 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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

Cairns Crescent 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 Cairns Crescent (CH1 5JF) 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 Cairns Crescent (CH1 5JF), the main crime hotspot is near Carmel Close. Police recorded 42 crimes here, including 36 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Cairns Crescent area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Furne Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Carmel Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Furne Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Maitland Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Maitland Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rose Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Western Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lloyd Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Carmel Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lloyd Place Under investigation

Data Sources

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