Total Crime Rate
104.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
75.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Cedar Drive area has the 7th highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Gowy Rural , and the 196th 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 Cedar Drive (CH2 3LG) in the last 12 months was 104.7 per 1,000 residents and was 24.8% higher than the Gowy Rural average (83.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 25.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -15.8% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 75.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Cedar Drive (CH2 3LG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Crossley Crescent, where police recorded 24 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Alder Grove (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Chester| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Juniper Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cedar Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Juniper Court | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Alder Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Willow Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Rowan Place | — |
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