Total Crime Rate

279.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 279.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 96.5 10/10
  • Public order 73.6 10/10
  • Drugs 25.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.3 9/10
  • Shoplifting 15.2 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.7 6/10
  • Other crime 12.7 10/10
  • Burglary 10.2 8/10
  • Other theft 10.2 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Housman Close 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 Housman Close (CH1 5UL) 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 Housman Close (CH1 5UL), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Housman Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sports/Recreation Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Palgrave Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Housman Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Housman Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Palgrave Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Palgrave Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Palgrave Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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