Total Crime Rate

227.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

153.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 227.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 153.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 127.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 28.1 10/10
  • Public order 20.5 9/10
  • Other theft 15.4 9/10
  • Other crime 10.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.7 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.7 7/10
  • Burglary 5.1 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.6 2/10
  • Robbery 2.6 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Stratford Road area has the 14th highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Blacon , and the 55th highest crime rate of 1,160 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 Stratford Road (CH1 5NT) in the last 12 months was 227.6 per 1,000 residents and was 91.5% higher than the Blacon average (118.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 50 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 60.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 60 (≈ 153.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -1.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Stratford Road (CH1 5NT), 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 Stratford Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cotes Place —
Apr 2026Other theft Hillside Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Downham Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Downham Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bridgeman Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Hillside Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cotes Place —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stratford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stratford Road Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cotes Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Walton Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cleaver Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dalton Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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