Total Crime Rate
29.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
8.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Ashlea Court area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 26 local areas in Newton & Hoole , and the 434th lowest crime rate of 1,160 local areas in Cheshire West and Chester .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Ashlea Court (CH2 2HE) in the last 12 months was 29.3 per 1,000 residents and was 44.6% lower than the Newton & Hoole average (53.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -83.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 8.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -57.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Ashlea Court (CH2 2HE), the main crime hotspot is near Norfolk Road. Police recorded 20 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Newton & Hoole| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Norfolk Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Kilmorey Park Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Newton Lane | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Newton Lane | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Newton Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Newton Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Lime Wood Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Norfolk Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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