Total Crime Rate

104.4 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 104.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 53.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.8 7/10
  • Shoplifting 16.8 6/10
  • Public order 13.5 8/10
  • Other theft 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
  • Robbery 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.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

Weston Grove area has the 7th highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Newton & Hoole , and the 201st 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 Weston Grove (CH2 1QW) in the last 12 months was 104.4 per 1,000 residents and was 112.4% higher than the Newton & Hoole average (49.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -44.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 67.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 17.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Weston Grove (CH2 1QW), the main crime hotspot is near Oulton Avenue. Police recorded 24 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

View Crime In Newton & Hoole

Crime Over Time in Weston Grove area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Newhall Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Peckforton Way —
Sep 2025Other crime Newhall Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Longfield Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dorfold Way Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Weston Grove —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oulton Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Peckforton Way —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oulton Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Peckforton Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dorfold Way Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cornwall Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cross Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Queens Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Cornwall Road Under investigation
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 15 of 15

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.

↑