Total Crime Rate
15.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
11.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Cemlyn Close area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 75 local areas in Blacon , and the 205th 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 Cemlyn Close (CH1 5QJ) in the last 12 months was 15.6 per 1,000 residents and was 86.9% lower 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 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 11.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Cemlyn Close (CH1 5QJ), 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.
View Crime In Blacon| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Stratford Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Stratford Road | Offender given a caution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Walton Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Cleaver Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dalton Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lloyd Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Lloyd Place | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Ashmuir Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ashmuir Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ashmuir Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Willan Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Dyserth Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cadnant Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Downham Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Downham Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Bridgeman Road | Awaiting court outcome |
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