Total Crime Rate
25.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
22.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Arley Close area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 26 local areas in Newton & Hoole , and the 374th 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 Arley Close (CH2 1NW) in the last 12 months was 25.9 per 1,000 residents and was 51.1% 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 Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -61.5% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 22.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -61.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Arley Close (CH2 1NW), 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.
View Crime In Upton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bolesworth Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Handford Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dorset Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Shipbrook Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shipbrook Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shipbrook Road | Formal action is not in the public interest |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Shipbrook Road | Formal action is not in the public interest |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Shipbrook Road | Formal action is not in the public interest |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Handford Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Tintern Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Plas Newton Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Pear Tree Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Somerset Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Somerset Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Coniston Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Coniston Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Marlow Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | The Beeches | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Dunham Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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