Total Crime Rate
17.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
8.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Cawdor Drive area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 90 local areas in Chester City & the Garden Quarter , and the 231st lowest crime rate of 1,160 local areas in Cheshire West and Chester .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Cawdor Drive (CH3 5PU) in the last 12 months was 17.1 per 1,000 residents and was 92.6% lower than the Chester City & the Garden Quarter average (230.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Public order with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 8.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Cawdor Drive (CH3 5PU), the main crime hotspot is near Cherry Road. Police recorded 23 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Chester| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cherry Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Cherry Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Cherry Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Coppins Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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