Crime Rates at Strawberry Cross, Backford, Chester, CH1 6PH

Strawberry Cross area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Gowy Rural , and the 101st 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 Strawberry Cross (CH1 6PH) in the last 12 months was 157.6 per 1,000 residents and was 87.9% higher than the Gowy Rural average (83.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Public order with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -12.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 78.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Strawberry Cross (CH1 6PH), the main crime hotspot is near The Groves. Police recorded 24 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.