Crime Rates at Wordsworth Crescent, Blacon, Chester, CH1 5UE

Wordsworth Crescent area has the 14th highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Blacon , and the 43rd highest crime rate of 1,153 local areas in Cheshire West and Chester .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wordsworth Crescent (CH1 5UE) in the last 12 months was 279.2 per 1,000 residents and was 147.4% higher 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 38 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -30.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 67 (≈ 170.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -24.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wordsworth Crescent (CH1 5UE), the main crime hotspot is near Sports/Recreation Area. Police recorded 70 crimes here, including 49 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.