Total Crime Rate

375.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

220.8 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 375.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 220.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 126.9 10/10
  • Public order 91.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 50.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 35.5 10/10
  • Drugs 30.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.7 6/10
  • Other theft 10.2 8/10
  • Burglary 7.6 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.1 5/10
  • Other crime 2.5 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.5 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Wordsworth Crescent area has the 8th highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Blacon , and the 22nd highest crime rate of 1,160 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 5UF) in the last 12 months was 375.6 per 1,000 residents and was 216.0% 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 Other crime with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 87 (≈ 220.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 22.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wordsworth Crescent (CH1 5UF), the main crime hotspot is near Sports/Recreation Area. Police recorded 93 crimes here, including 68 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wordsworth Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Blacon Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Meynell Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Sports/Recreation Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Sports/Recreation Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Sports/Recreation Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Coleridge Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Housman Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Housman Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wordsworth Mews Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Palgrave Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tennyson Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tennyson Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blacon Avenue Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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