Total Crime Rate

113.9 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 113.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 80.2 9/10
  • Public order 12.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.4 6/10
  • Other theft 8.4 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.2 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

The Old Police Houses area has the highest crime rate of 32 local areas in Farndon , and the 175th highest crime rate of 1,153 local areas in Cheshire West and Chester .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Old Police Houses (CH3 9JR) in the last 12 months was 113.9 per 1,000 residents and was 318.4% higher than the Farndon average (27.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 216.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 92.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 57.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Old Police Houses (CH3 9JR), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station, with 2 recorded incidents. This location is within roughly 0.3 miles of the postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in The Old Police Houses area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (1/1)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 1 of 1

Data Sources

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