Total Crime Rate

11.6 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

2.9 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 11.6 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.8 3/10
  • Violent crimes 2.9 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.9 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 2.9 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Shelley Road area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 75 local areas in Blacon , and the 134th 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 Shelley Road (CH1 5US) in the last 12 months was 11.6 per 1,000 residents and was 90.2% lower than the Blacon average (118.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violent crimes with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 2.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shelley Road (CH1 5US), the main crime hotspot is near Marlowe Close. Police recorded 39 crimes here, including 31 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Shelley Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kipling Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Exeter Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Blacon Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blacon Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Canterbury Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tennyson Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tennyson Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wordsworth Mews Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Canterbury Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Canterbury Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Canterbury Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Palgrave Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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