Total Crime Rate
162.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Strawberry Cross area has the highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Gowy Rural , and the 86th 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 Strawberry Cross (CH1 6PH) in the last 12 months was 162.6 per 1,000 residents and was 119.9% higher than the Gowy Rural average (73.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 25.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 98.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Strawberry Cross (CH1 6PH), the main crime hotspot is near The Groves. Police recorded 16 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
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