Total Crime Rate

111.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

67.3 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 111.1 8/10
  • Violent crimes 67.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 67.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.5 6/10
  • Other theft 6.7 6/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Aldford Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Newton & Hoole , and the 183rd 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 Aldford Road (CH2 1ST) in the last 12 months was 111.1 per 1,000 residents and was 109.7% higher 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% 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 falling ( -61.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Aldford Road (CH2 1ST), 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 Aldford Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Shipbrook Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Peckforton Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences 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 Dorset Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bolesworth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Peckforton Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Peckforton Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Dunham Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Peckforton Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Handford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Handford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tintern Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tewkesbury Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lakeside Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Marlow Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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