Total Crime Rate

77.2 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 77.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.6 7/10
  • Other theft 17.5 9/10
  • Public order 10.5 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.0 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.5 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.5 3/10
  • Robbery 3.5 5/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Dawson Drive area has the 36th lowest crime rate of 74 local areas in Blacon , and the 302nd highest crime rate of 1,153 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 Dawson Drive (CH2 1AL) in the last 12 months was 77.2 per 1,000 residents and was 31.6% lower than the Blacon average (112.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 45.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 116.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 423.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dawson Drive (CH2 1AL), the main crime hotspot is near Eversley Park. Police recorded 16 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Dawson Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eversley Park Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Heathcote Close —
Sep 2025Other theft Heron Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Eversley Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Eversley Park Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Heron Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Bailey Bridge Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Heathcote Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eversley Park Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Heathcote Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Victoria Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Abbot'S Grange Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Gilwern Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Abbot'S Nook Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Victoria Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eversley Park Under investigation
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Data Sources

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