Total Crime Rate

152.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

90.7 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 152.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 90.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 62.1 9/10
  • Drugs 28.6 10/10
  • Public order 28.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.3 7/10
  • Other theft 7.2 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.8 4/10
  • Other crime 4.8 7/10
  • Burglary 2.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Liverpool Road area has the 18th highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Blacon , and the 105th 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 Liverpool Road (CH2 1AE) in the last 12 months was 152.7 per 1,000 residents and was 28.5% 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 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 38 (≈ 90.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 58.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Liverpool Road (CH2 1AE), the main crime hotspot is near Delamere Street. Police recorded 108 crimes here, including 49 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Liverpool Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (24/24)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Garden Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Delamere Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Delamere Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mason Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victoria Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Victoria Court Formal action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Public order Upper Northgate Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Upper Northgate Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Upper Northgate Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Delamere Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Delamere Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Delamere Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Delamere Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Delamere Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Heathcote Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Delamere Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Exton Park Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Exton Park Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Delamere Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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