Total Crime Rate

31.1 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

20.8 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 31.1 3/10
  • Violent crimes 20.8 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.3 4/10
  • Other theft 6.9 6/10
  • Burglary 3.5 4/10
  • Robbery 3.5 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Woodlea Avenue area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 26 local areas in Newton & Hoole , and the 470th lowest crime rate of 1,160 local areas in Cheshire West and Chester .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Woodlea Avenue (CH2 1NE) in the last 12 months was 31.1 per 1,000 residents and was 41.2% lower than the Newton & Hoole average (53.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -14.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 20.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Woodlea Avenue (CH2 1NE), the main crime hotspot is near Dunham Way. Police recorded 24 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Woodlea Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
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MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dulas Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Peckforton Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Marlow Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tewkesbury Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bolesworth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dorset Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Dunham Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Shipbrook Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shipbrook Road Formal action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shipbrook Road Formal action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shipbrook Road Formal action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shipbrook Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Peckforton Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lakeside Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Peckforton Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Peckforton Way Under investigation
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Data Sources

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