Total Crime Rate
196.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Rutland Place area has the highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Newton & Hoole , and the 62nd 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 Rutland Place (CH2 2LT) in the last 12 months was 196.4 per 1,000 residents and was 299.7% 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -87.5% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -87.5% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 116.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Rutland Place (CH2 2LT), the main crime hotspot is near Dorset Place. 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| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Essex Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cambridge Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Rutland Place | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Derwent Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mannings Lane South | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Essex Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kingsway | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Shopping Area | Local resolution |
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