Total Crime Rate
84.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Willow Crescent area has the 8th highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Gowy Rural , and the 269th highest crime rate of 1,153 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 Willow Crescent (CH2 3LX) in the last 12 months was 84.3 per 1,000 residents and was 14.1% higher than the Gowy Rural average (73.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 600.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -25.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 36.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 42.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Willow Crescent (CH2 3LX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Crossley Crescent, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Pine Grove (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Gowy Rural| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Willow Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mannings Lane South | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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