Total Crime Rate

58.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

50.4 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 58.8 6/10
  • Violent crimes 50.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 50.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.2 3/10
  • Burglary 4.2 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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 30th lowest crime rate of 75 local areas in Blacon , and the 397th highest crime rate of 1,160 local areas in Cheshire West and Chester .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Shelley Road (CH1 5UT) in the last 12 months was 58.8 per 1,000 residents and was 50.5% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 50.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shelley Road (CH1 5UT), 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

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kipling Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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 2026Public order Exeter Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Palgrave Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Canterbury Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wordsworth Mews Awaiting court outcome
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
Apr 2026Shoplifting Blacon Avenue Under investigation

Data Sources

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