Total Crime Rate

84.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 84.3 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 28.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.1 6/10
  • Other theft 12.1 8/10
  • Burglary 4.0 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.0 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.0 6/10
  • Public order 4.0 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Willow 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 3LY) 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 3LY), the main crime hotspot is near Alder Grove. Police recorded 21 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Willow Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cedar Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mannings Lane South Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Willow Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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