Total Crime Rate

149.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

112.8 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 149.4 9/10
  • Violent crimes 112.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 100.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.2 8/10
  • Public order 12.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.2 5/10
  • Other theft 9.2 7/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Tennyson Walk area has the 19th highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Blacon , and the 111th highest crime rate of 1,160 local areas in Cheshire West and Chester .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Tennyson Walk (CH1 5UW) in the last 12 months was 149.4 per 1,000 residents and was 25.7% 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 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 37 (≈ 112.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 19.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Tennyson Walk (CH1 5UW), 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 Tennyson Walk area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kipling Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Sports/Recreation Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Canterbury 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 2026Public order Exeter Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Housman Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Housman Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Coleridge Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Meynell Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Unable to prosecute suspect
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 2026Burglary Canterbury Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blacon Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tennyson Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Blacon Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tennyson Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wordsworth Mews Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Palgrave Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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