Total Crime Rate

32.2 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

9.7 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 32.2 3/10
  • Violent crimes 9.7 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.7 5/10
  • Other crime 6.4 8/10
  • Other theft 6.4 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 6.4 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • 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

Canadian Avenue area has the 21st highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Gowy Rural , and the 487th lowest crime rate of 1,160 local areas in Cheshire West and Chester .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Canadian Avenue (CH2 3HG) in the last 12 months was 32.2 per 1,000 residents and was 61.7% lower than the Gowy Rural average (83.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 9.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Canadian Avenue (CH2 3HG), the main crime hotspot is near A56. Police recorded 50 crimes here, including 34 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Canadian Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Leahurst Close
Apr 2026Public order A56 Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Plemonstall Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Plemonstall Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Plemonstall Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A56 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A56 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A56 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A56 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A56 Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A56 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order A56 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson A56 Awaiting court outcome

Data Sources

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