Total Crime Rate
45.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
31.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Cedar Grove area has the 14th highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Gowy Rural , and the 515th highest 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 Cedar Grove (CH2 3LH) in the last 12 months was 45.1 per 1,000 residents and was 46.3% lower 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 31.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -79.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Cedar Grove (CH2 3LH), 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 | Alder Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Willow Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cedar Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Rowan Place | — |
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