Total Crime Rate

107.4 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 107.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.0 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.5 8/10
  • Public order 21.5 9/10
  • Drugs 11.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.2 6/10
  • Shoplifting 7.2 4/10
  • Other theft 4.8 5/10
  • Other crime 2.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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.
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Crime overview

Abbots Nook area has the 27th highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Blacon , and the 193rd highest crime rate of 1,153 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 Abbots Nook (CH2 2BB) in the last 12 months was 107.4 per 1,000 residents and was 4.8% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 125.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 52.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Abbots Nook (CH2 2BB), the main crime hotspot is near Delamere Street. Police recorded 103 crimes here, including 47 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Abbots Nook area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Delamere Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Oulton Place
Sep 2025Other theft Heron Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lorne Street Formal action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Shoplifting Delamere Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Heron Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chichester Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Upper Northgate Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Firemans Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Garden Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Heathcote Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Heathcote Close
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Heathcote Close
Sep 2025Drugs Abbot'S Nook Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Victoria Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oulton Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Delamere Street
Sep 2025Public order Oulton Place Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Victoria Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oulton Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Oulton Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Abbot'S Grange Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Delamere Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Firemans Square Under investigation

Data Sources

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